Instances where Sekhmet is mentioned in spells from the Book of the Dead (Going Forth by
Day)
The Chapter of Driving Back the Slaughters Which are Performed
in Hensu
My belly and back are the belly and back of Sekhmet. My buttocks are the buttocks of the Eye of Horus.
The Chapter of Giving a Heart to the Osiris
May
the goddess Sekhmet raise me, and lift me up. Let me ascend into heaven, let that which I command be performed in Het-ka-Ptah.
I know how to use my heart. I am master of my heart-case. I am master of my hands and arms. I am master of my legs. I have
the power to do that which my KA desireth to do. My Heart-soul shall not be kept a prisoner in my body at the gates of Amentet
when I would go in in peace and come forth in peace.
The Osiris Whose Word is Truth
I have made
supplication to the Khati gods and to Sekhmet in the temple of Net (Neith),
or the Aged Ones ... I have approached with worship the two Khati gods and Sekhmet, who are in the temple of the Aged One
[in Anu].
The Chapter of Opening the Mouth
I am the
goddess Sekhmet, and I take my seat upon the place by the side of Amt-ur the great wind of heaven.
