Envoy’s Offering Prayer for the Kanname Festival

神嘗祭使奉幣祝詞

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The great Kanname offerings

Sumemima no mikotonōomikoto o mochite ise no watarahi no isuzu no kawakami ni tataegotōe matsuru amaterashimasusumeōkami no ōmae ni mōshi tamahaku皇御孫命の御命を以ちて、伊勢の度会の五十鈴の河上に称辞竟へ奉る天照坐皇大神の大前に申し給はく

Tsune mo tatematsuru nagatsuki no kamunihe no ōmitegura o sorenotsukasasorenokuraisorenōokiminakatominosorenotsukasasorenokurainanigashi o tsukahitoshite常も進る九月の神嘗の大幣帛を、某官某位某王・中臣某官某位某姓名を使として

Imibe no yowagata ni futodasukitori kakete mochi yumahari sasage motashimete tatematsuri tamau ōmikoto o mōshi tamahaku to mōsu忌部の弱肩に太繦取り掛けて、持ち斎まはり捧げ持たしめて進り給ふ御命を申し給はくと申す

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About Envoy’s Offering Prayer for the Kanname Festival

Overview

An ancient formula in which the imperial envoy announces the presentation of great offerings to Kotai Jingu at the ninth-month Kanname Festival.

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Purposes

  • To present the great Kanname offerings at Kotai Jingu
  • To report the envoy’s offering to Amaterasu Sume Omikami

Deities and subjects

Amaterasu Sume Omikami
Receives the great offerings of the Kanname Festival

Background

This Engishiki formula has a different role from the chief priest’s longer Kanname prayer: it reports the imperial envoy’s offering in direct and concise terms.

Flow of the text

Presented in a single section: “The great Kanname offerings.”

What to know before reading

  • The single section directly identifies the festival, envoy, and offering.

  • Read beside the chief priest’s prayer, it shows the distinct duties of envoy and priest.

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