Come to me, Djehuty! O glorious sacred Ibis,
      god who loves Hermopolis,
Scribe of letters to the Ennead,
      exalted in Heliopolis!
Come to me that you may give good counsel
      and make me wise in your affairs.

Your calling is splendid above any other—
      it makes for greatness;
One discovers the knowledge in it
      to form a distinguished man.

I have seen the many men you favored,
      and they are high officials, seated on the Council of the Thirty,
Strong and powerful because of what you do;
      and it is you who gave them wisdom.
And it is you who give good counsel to him without a mother;
      fate and good fortune are in your hand.

O come to me that you may give me wisdom!
      I am a devotee of your domain.
Let me recount your mighty deeds
      wherever I may be.
Then shall the multitudes of people say,
      "Great are the things Djehuty has accomplished."

Then they shall come bringing their children,
      offering them to your service.
The service of the Lord of Power is perfection!
      And happy he who is allowed to follow it.
 


Source: Foster, John L., trans. Hymns, Prayers, and Songs: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Lyric Poetry. Ed. Susan Tower Hollis. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars P, 1995. 147-148.
Original Source: Papyrus Anastasi V