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this great god after he hath taken his place in the horizon of the East of heaven. Ra saith unto
them:--'Take ye your paddles and unite ye yourselves to your stars. Your coming into being taketh place
when [I] come into being, and your births take place when my births take place. O ye beings who
transport me, ye shall not suffer diminution, O ye gods AKHEMU SEKU.'"
Of the twelve goddesses of the hours it is said:--
"Those who are in this scene take hold of the rope of the boat of Ra to tow him along into the sky. It is
they who tow Ra along, and guide him along the roads into the sky, and behold, they are the goddesses
who draw along the great god in the Tuat. Ra saith
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unto them:--'Take ye the rope, set ye yourselves in position, and pull ye me, O my followers, into the
height of heaven, and lead ye me along the ways. My births make you to be born, and behold, my
coming into being maketh you to come into being. O stablish ye the periods of time and years for him
who is among you.'"
1. "The god who is in this picture adjureth the
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The Twelve Goddesses of the Hours
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pylons to open to Ra, and he goeth on his way by his side."
2. "The god who is in this picture crieth out to the stars concerning the births of this great god, and he
goeth on his way with them."
3. "The god who is in this picture crieth to the gods of the Boat of Ra, and he goeth on his way with
him."
4. "The god who is in this picture setteth the stars
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in their places (literally, towns), and he goeth on his way with the great god."
The above four paragraphs must refer to the four gods BANTI, SESHSHA, KA-AMENT, and
RENEN-SBAU, and therefore the god of Rethenu, the Utchat, and the god HER-NEST-F remain without
descriptions. From the tomb of Rameses VI. M. Lef�bure adds the two
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(Left to Right) Banti. Seshsha. Ka-Amenti. Renen-sbau. Neter-Rethen. Eye of Ra. Her-nest-f
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following paragraphs which concern the Utchat and HER-NEST-F.
"This is the Eye of Ra, which the god uniteth to himself, and it rejoiceth in its place in the boat."
"This is he who openeth the door of this Circle; he remaineth in his position, and doth not go on his way
with Ra."
Next: Chapter XIII. The Gate Of Am-netu-f. The Eleventh Division of the Tuat.
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CHAPTER XIII.
THE GATE OF AM-NETU-F.
THE ELEVENTH DIVISION OF THE TUAT.
HAVING passed through the Tenth Division of the Tuat, the boat of the sun arrives at the gateway
SHETAT-BESU, which leads to the Eleventh Division, or, as the opening text reads: "This [great] god
cometh forth to this gate, this great god entereth through it, and the gods who are therein acclaim the
great god." The gateway is like that through which the god passed into the previous Division; at the
entrance to the crate proper stands a bearded, mummied form called METES, and at its exit stands a
similar form called SHETAU. The corridor is swept by flames of fire, which proceed from the mouths of
two uraei, as before. In the space which is usually guarded by a number
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of gods stand two sceptres, each of which is surmounted by a White Crown; the one on the right is the
symbol of OSIRIS, (SAR), and the other of HORUS. Between the sceptres is a line of text, which
reads:--"They say to Ra, '[Come] in peace! [Come] in peace! [Come] in peace! [Come] in peace! O thou
whose transformations are manifold, thy soul is in heaven, thy body is in the earth. It is thine own
command, O great one." The monster serpent which stands on his tail and guards the door is called
AM-NETU-F, and the two lines of text which refer to his admission of Ra read:--"He who is over this
door openeth to Ra. SAU saith to AM-NETU-F, 'Open thy gate to Ra, unfold thy portal to KHUTI, so that
he may illumine the thick darkness, and may send light into the hidden abode.' This gate closeth after the
great god hath passed through it, and the gods who are on the battlements wail when they hear it closing
upon them."
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The Gate of the Serpent Am-netu-f
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In the middle of this Division we see the boat of the sun being towed on its way by four gods of the Tuat;
the god is in the same form as before, and his
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The Boat of Af-Ra in the Eleventh Division of the Tuat
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boat is piloted by SA, who commands, and by HEKA, who steers according to his directions.
The procession in front of the boat of the sun consists of:--
1. A company of nine gods, each holding a huge knife in his right hand, and a sceptre in his left; the first [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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