The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Another chapter of breathing.
56.1Oh Tmu! give me that delicious air which is in thine own nostrils.
56.2It is I who hold that great station which is in the heart of Heracleopolis.
56.3I watch over that egg of the Great Cackler, my strength is the strength thereof, my life is the life thereof, and my breath is the breath thereof.