The Mummy Page #4

Uncle, you knew Father well.

Did he ever mention anyone

to you who bore him a grudge?

Your father never said

a harsh word about anyone.

- Except that Egyptian fellow.

- What Egyptian?

The day we entered Ananka's tomb.

The man who tried to stop us.

I remember.

That sort of thing always happened.

"Unless this account is settled... "

He was so methodical, but he would

leave paying bills to the last minute.

He was always being sued.

Remember the argument

when you took him in hand?

He said he could deal

with his own affairs.

Then there was someone serving a writ.

We had a good laugh about it.

You were fond of your father,

weren't you?

- Yes. Yes, I was.

- In spite of that leg.

That was my own fault.

I could have gone back to base.

Then all the trouble started.

Do you remember that day?

I shall never forget it.

That look on your father's face

when he discovered Ananka's tomb.

And then afterwards.

It was never established

what made him crack, was it?

- Overwork and excitement.

- The doctor's verdict.

That's it. What else was it?

I can't get out of my mind

what Father said.

The nonsense about the mummy

and the Scroll of Life?

You'd better, otherwise you'll

be having a breakdown too.

What's that?

The Ananka folio.

You know the legend?

Vaguely. What about it?

- Do you know it?

- No, I don't really.

Some wild story about the living dead.

That sort of thing.

And here it is.

"In the year 2000 B.C.,

the Princess Ananka...

...high priestess of Karnak,

set out on a pilgrimage.

She was bound for Amtak,

the reputed birthplace of her god.

They traveled for three months,

when the princess fell ill and died.

The princess lay in state

in her tent...

...while the mourning ceremonies

took place. "

I am come unto thee, O Osiris...

...who art cleansed of all impurities.

Thou goest 'round heaven.

Thou seest Ra.

Thou seest the beings

who have knowledge.

Behold, thou art in the Sektet boat...

...as it goeth 'round

the horizon of heaven.

Prosper thou for me.

All the ways unto thee.

Homage to thee, Osiris.

Thou mighty and beneficent being.

Thou holy god.

Thou prince of eternity.

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Hail, Osiris, triumphant.

The goddess Wa

hath given thee birth.

And Anubis, who sitteth

upon the hill...

...hath set thee in order...

...and will fasten thee

thy swathings.

Thou art more beautiful

than a goddess...

...and hath been begotten for

transformations more numerous...

...and with a created form

more perfect than those of the gods.

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The god, Ta Sekret...

...hath given unto thee the honors

of the divine house which he hath.

Peoples and nations exalt thee.

The majesty of thy terror is

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