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The Book of the Heavenly Cow

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Hathor's Slaughter and Re's Escape

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1 [⯑]𓊹𓀭𓆣𓂋𓆓𓂧𓆑𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆑𓐛𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓏏𓇋𓏛𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓊹𓊹𓊹𓐛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔[⯑][ḫpr] [swt] [wbn] [Rꜥ] nṯr ḫpr-ḏ{d}⟨s⟩≡f m-ḫt wnn =f m nsw,yt r(m)ṯ.pl nṯr.pl m (j)ḫ,t ⟨wꜥ.t⟩ wn.jn ⸢r(m)ṯ⸣[.pl] [ḥr]

2 […] 𓂋𓆑𓍛𓏤𓀭𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓇋𓄿𓅱𓅱𓀗𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓐛𓌉𓋞𓈒𓏥𓎛𓂝𓄹𓄹𓄹𓆑𓅓𓋞𓏥𓍲𓈖𓏭𓁸𓏥𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔[kꜣi̯.t] [md,t] […] md,t r ḫft,j.pl Rꜥ [jstw] r =f ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) jꜣwi̯.w qs.pl =f m ḥḏ ḥꜥ,pl =f m nbw šnj =f m ḫsbd ⟨mꜣꜥ⟩ wn⸢.jn⸣ [ḥm] =[f]

3 [⯑]𓂋𓆑𓇋𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓀯𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓏥𓐛𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓅂𓀭𓏥𓆑𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀞𓐛𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓀀𓂋𓆄𓅱𓀭[ḥr] [sjꜣ] [md,t] [⸮n,t(t)?] [kꜣi̯.t(j)] ⸢r⸣ =⸢f⸣ jn r(m)ṯ.pl ḏd.jn ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) n n,tj.w.pl m ḫt,jw.pl =f njs m~ꜥ n =j r jr,t =j r Šw

4 [⯑][⯑][⯑]𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅱𓀭𓏥𓏏𓅐𓁐𓏥𓃹𓈖𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏥𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓀀𓐛𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓀭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎼𓂋𓊹𓀭𓀀𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓍲𓍘𓇋𓇋𓀙𓀭𓏥𓆑T⸢f⸣[n,t] ⸢Gb⸣ [Nw],t ḥnꜥ jt.w.pl mw,t.pl wnn.yw.pl ḥnꜥ =j jst(w) wj m Nwn ḥnꜥ gr nṯr ={j} Nwn jnn =f šn,ty =f

5 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓏎𓈖𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏏𓏥𓅓𓎡𓏏𓎡𓏏𓀁𓇋𓅓𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅓𓂜𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓄣𓏤𓊃𓈖𓏥[⯑]𓎡𓎛𓈖𓂝𓊃𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏏⯑𓉐𓆓𓂧𓊃𓈖𓏥𓋴𓐍𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓊃𓈖𓏥𓇥𓂋𓏏𓅱𓏥𓀢ḥnꜥ =f jnn =k st m ktkt jmi̯ mꜣꜣ r(m)ṯ.pl jmi̯ wꜥr jb =sn jy =⸢k⸣ ⸢ḥnꜥ⸣ =⸢s⸣n r ḥw,t-ꜥꜣ(.t) ḏd =sn sḫr.w.pl =sn ḏr(j).w{t}.pl

6 𓂻𓅱𓀀𓐛𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓂋𓃀𓅱𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓏎𓈖𓀀𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹[⯑]𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓇋𓊪𓈖𓁷𓏤𓐞𓏤𓆑𓏭𓁷𓏤𓂧𓉔𓈖𓁶𓇾𓏤𓈅𓐛𓂺𓏤𓏛jwi̯ =j m Nwn r bw ḫpr.n =j jm jni̯{≡j}.jn =tw nn-n nṯr.pl [ḥr-ꜥ,wj] ⸮[ꜥḥꜥ].⸢j⸣[n]? nn-n nṯr.pl jpn ḥr gs(.wj) =fj ḥr dhn tꜣ m-bꜣḥ

7 𓍛𓀯𓆑𓆓𓂧𓆑𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓆑𓐛𓂺𓏤𓏛𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀭𓀀𓋴𓅓𓋴𓅱𓀙𓀭𓀀𓏥𓁹𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥[⯑][⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓆑𓏏𓍛𓏤𓀯𓆑𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓏥ḥm =f ḏd =f md,t =f m-bꜣḥ jt ={j} sms,w.pl jri̯ r(m)ṯ.pl nsw ⸢r⸣[ḫ],yt.pl ḏd.jn =sn ḫft ḥm =f mdwi̯{.pl}

8 𓈖𓈖𓏥𓂋𓄔𓅓𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊃𓏏𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓊹𓀭𓋴𓅓𓋴𓀙𓀭𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓆑𓊹𓊹𓊹𓏥𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓀭𓏥𓐛𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆣𓂋𓅱𓏥n =n r sḏm.t =n st ḏd.jn Rꜥ n Nwn nṯr sms ḫpr.n =j jm =f nṯr.pl dp-ꜥ.pl m =tn r(m)ṯ.pl ḫpr.w.pl

9 𓐛𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓀀𓎡𓄿𓀁𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓂋𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏥𓈖𓀀𓁹𓏏𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓊃𓐛𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅱𓀀𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓀀𓂜𓋴𓌳𓄿𓌫𓂡𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏏𓂋𓄔𓅓𓏏𓅱𓀀[⯑]𓏏𓈖𓏥m jr,t =j kꜣi̯.n =sn md,t r =j ḏd.pl n =j jr,t.pl =tn r =s m =tn wj ḥḥj =j n smꜣ.n =j st r sḏm.ṱ =j ḏ[d].tj =tn

10 𓂋𓊃𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓅭𓏤𓀀𓇳𓏤𓀭𓊹𓀭𓉻𓂝𓏛𓂋𓁹𓇓𓅱𓀗𓀭𓂋𓈎𓌳𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓇓𓅱𓀭𓏥𓈞𓊃𓀀[⯑]r =s ḏd.jn ḥm n Nwn zꜣ =j Rꜥ nṯr ꜥꜣ r jri̯-sw wr r qmꜣ.yw.pl-sw ḥmsi̯ s,t =[k]

11 𓅨𓂋𓅾𓀁𓎡𓇋𓅱𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓎡𓂋𓍯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀁𓏥𓇋𓅓𓎡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓅕𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓏏𓏥𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓂋𓈉𓏏𓏤𓄣𓏤𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓈖𓂧𓅱𓀁[⯑][⯑]wr snḏ =k jw jr,t =k r wꜣi̯.yw.pl jm =k ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ m =tn st wꜥr r ḫꜣs,t jb.pl =sn snd.w ḥr ⸢ḏ⸣[d] =[j]

12 𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓏏𓆑𓍛𓏤𓀭𓆑𓂞𓈝𓐛𓂻𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓎡𓎛𓄿𓅱𓂡𓋴𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏏𓏭𓍯𓄿𓀁𓏥𓅓𓈋𓅱𓅪𓏥𓏥𓀐𓂜𓈖𓁹𓏏𓏤𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓[n] =sn ḏd.jn =sn ḫft ḥm =f ⸮ḏi̯? šmi̯ jr,t =k ⸮ḥ{ꜣ}⟨m⟩w? =s n =k stj wꜣi̯.pl m ḏw.pl nn jr,t ḫnt,j(.t) jm =[s] [r] [ḥwi̯.t] [n] =[k] [st]

13 𓉔𓄿𓂻𓋴𓅓𓉡𓂻𓅱𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓁐𓏏𓈖𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌫𓂡𓈖𓊃𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁷𓏤𓈉𓏏𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓏭𓅱𓐛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓉡𓁹𓏏𓈖[⯑]hꜣi̯ =s m Ḥw,t-Ḥr,w jwi̯.jn r =f ntr,t tn smꜣm.n =s r(m)ṯ.pl ḥr ḫꜣs,t ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn jyj.wj m-ḥtp Ḥw,t-Ḥr,w jri̯.t n jr[,w] [jy.n] =[j] [r] =[s]

14 𓆓𓂧𓀀𓇋𓋔𓊹𓂋𓏏𓁐𓏏𓈖𓋹𓈖𓐍𓎡𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓌂𓐛𓂡𓈖𓀀𓐛𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓇛𓐛𓏛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓄣𓏤𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓌂𓐛𓂡𓇋𓐛𓊃𓈖𓏥ḏd{≡j}.jn nṯr,t tn ꜥnḫ =k n =j jw sḫm.n =j m r(m)ṯ.pl jw nḏm ḥr jb =j ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ jw =j r sḫm jm =sn [m] [nsw]

15 𓅓𓋴𓂝𓈖𓂧𓅱𓅪𓏥𓋴𓏏𓏥𓆣𓂋𓌂𓐍𓏏𓀭𓊪𓅱𓈙𓃀𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏒𓏥𓈖𓏏𓎼𓂋𓎛⯑𓂋𓂋𓉔𓏏𓂾𓂻𓁷𓏤𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓊃𓈖𓏥𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓀀𓐛𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀔𓈖𓈖𓊖𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖m sꜥnd.w st ḫpr Sḫm,t pw šbb,t n.t grḥ r rh⟨n⟩i̯.t ḥr snf =sn šꜣꜥ{≡j}-m Nn-nsw ḏd.jn [Rꜥ]

16 𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓏥𓐛𓂝𓈖𓀀𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏭𓅂𓏴𓂻𓀀𓏥𓆼𓄿𓐍𓅱𓏥𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂻𓏥𓋴𓐍𓋴𓂾𓂻𓀀𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆄𓅱𓏏𓇳𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏎𓈖𓇋𓋔𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖[⯑]njs.pl m~ꜥ n =j wpw,tj.w.pl ḫꜣḫ,w.pl sjn.w.pl sḫs{≡j} =sn ⟨mj⟩ šw,t n ẖ,t jni̯.jn =tw nn-n wpw,tj[.w.pl] [jpn]

17 𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓏭𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓆷𓄿𓊃𓈖𓏥𓂋𓋁𓃀𓅱𓐎𓈉𓏎𓈖𓏥𓈖𓀀𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓂋𓅨𓂋𓏎𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓂋𓂝𓏏𓇋𓋔ḥr-ꜥ,wj ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn šꜣs n r Jꜣbw jni̯.pl n =j ddj,t r-wr jni̯.jn =tw n =f nn-n ddj,tj rḏi̯{.t}.jn [ḥm] [n] [nṯr] [pn] [ꜥꜣ]

18 [⯑]𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊖𓁷𓏤𓐩𓏌𓀁𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓇋𓊪𓈖𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓎼𓂋𓍛𓏏𓏤𓁐𓏥𓁷𓏤𓏏𓈙𓏴𓂡𓇠𓌾𓏥𓂋𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂋𓂝𓇋𓋔𓏏𓅱𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓇋𓊪𓈖𓁷𓏤𓈙𓃀𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏊𓏥𓏏𓈖[⯑][ḥn]sk,tt(j) n,tj m Jwn,w ḥr nḏ ddj,tj jpn jstw gr ḥm,t.pl ḥr tš jt r ḥ(n)q,t rḏi̯.jn =tw ddj,tj jpn ḥr šbb,t tn [wn.jn] [mj] [sn]f

19 𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁹𓏏𓇋𓋔𓏏𓅱𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓍁𓈖𓏏𓏊𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓂻𓅱𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓏏𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓊹𓊹𓊹𓇋𓊪𓈖𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓌉𓆓𓇳𓇾𓏤𓈅n r(m)ṯ.pl jri̯{.t}.jn =tw ḥ(n)q,t hbn,t 7000 jwi̯.jn r =f ḥm n nsw-byt Rꜥ ḥnꜥ nṯr.pl jpn r mꜣꜣ nn-n ḥ(n)q,t jstw ⸢ḥḏ⸣ ⸢tꜣ⸣

20 𓈖𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓄿𓌫𓂡𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓋔𓊹𓂋𓏏𓀗𓆗𓅓𓋴𓋴𓋴𓅱𓇳𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓏌𓏤𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓍘𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊛𓌃𓆓𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓄤𓆑𓏭𓂋𓏭𓅱𓋴𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐛𓂝𓎡𓏏𓏛𓏥n smꜣmꜣ r(m)ṯ.pl jn nṯr,t m sw.pl =sn n.w ḫnty.t ḏd-mdw jn ḥm n Rꜥ nf{j}r.wj stj jw =j r mki̯.t

21 𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁷𓂋𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓇳𓏤𓀭[⯑]𓅓𓂝𓋴𓏏𓏭𓂋𓃀𓅱𓄿𓈖𓊃𓋴𓌳𓄿𓌫𓂡𓀀𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅓𓉔𓊪𓇳𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓏏𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭r(m)ṯ.pl ḥr =s ḏd.jn Rꜥ fꜣ⸢y⸣.pl m~ꜥ stj r bw {ꜣ}⟨ḏd⟩.n =s smꜣ =j r(m)ṯ.pl jm ⟨n⟩hp.jn ḥm n nsw-byt Rꜥ

22 𓅓𓄤𓄤𓄤𓎼𓂋𓎛⯑𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓋫𓏏𓏏𓄯𓈖𓈖𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓋴𓇥𓂋𓏏𓁀𓏊𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔𓄿𓎛𓏏𓈅𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇹𓏤𓏤𓏤𓎔𓏛𓅓𓈗𓅓𓅢𓏛𓏥𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓈝𓐛𓏏𓂻𓏭𓋔m nfr,w-grḥ r rḏi̯.t stt.tw nn-n sḏr,t wn.jn ꜣḥ,t.pl n,tj šzp 3 mḥ(.tj) m mw m bꜣ,w n ḥm n nṯr pn šmi̯{.t}.jn

23 𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏏𓈖𓅓𓇼𓄿𓇳𓏭𓅱𓅠𓅓𓈖𓊃𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓁷𓏤𓎔𓎛𓏏𓈗𓄤𓆑𓂋𓇋𓋔𓁷𓏤𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅓𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔𓋴𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓄤𓆑𓂋𓁷𓏤𓄣𓏤𓊃𓏏𓇍𓂻𓇋𓈖𓊃𓏏𓐍𓏭𓏊𓍘𓇋𓂜𓈖ntr,t tn m dwꜣ,wj gmi̯.n =s nn-n ḥr mḥi̯.t nfr.jn ḥr =st jm wn.jn =st ḥr swrj nfr ḥr jb =st jy.n =s tḫj.tj nn

24 𓋷𓄿𓀁𓈖𓊃𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓈖𓊹𓂋𓏏𓀗𓆗𓏏𓈖𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓏭𓅱𓐛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓇋𓅓𓇋𓏏𓇋𓏛𓆗𓆣𓂋𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓁐𓏥𓅓𓆭𓆭𓆭𓊖𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭sjꜣ.n =s r(m)ṯ.pl ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ n nṯr,t tn jy.t.wj m-ḥtp jmꜣ,yt ḫpr nfr,t{.pl} m Jmꜣ,pl ⟨pw⟩ ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ

25 𓈖𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏏𓈖𓁹𓈖𓊃𓏏𓋴𓇥𓂋𓏏𓁀𓏏𓏊𓏥𓅓𓏏𓂋𓅱𓆴𓊗𓏥𓆳𓏏𓏤𓎱𓇳𓇋𓊪𓈖𓏛𓋴𓏏𓂋𓍛𓏏𓏤𓁐𓏥𓀀𓆣𓂋𓁹𓏏𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓏏𓏊𓏥𓊪𓅱𓅓𓎛𓎱𓃀𓈖𓉡n ntr,t tn jri̯(.w) n =st sḏr,t m tr.w.pl (n) rnp,t jp{n}(.w) =st r ḥm,t.pl ={j} ḫpr jri̯.t sḏr,t pw m ⟨⸮jp-ḥm,t(≡s)?⟩ ḥb n Ḥw,t-Ḥr,w

26 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎟𓇥𓂋𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓁶𓊪𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓈖𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓀗𓆗𓏏𓈖𓇋𓋔𓇋𓅱𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓈖𓉔𓉔𓊮𓈖𓍋𓐛𓂋𓅪𓆣𓂋𓐍𓂋𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓀁𓏭𓅱jn r(m)ṯ.pl nb(.w) ḏr hrw dp,j ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ n ntr,t tn jn jw mḥr.n hh n mḥr ḫpr ⸮ḫr⟨,t⟩? trj {j}⟨p⟩w

27 𓇋𓈖𓍋𓐛𓂋𓅪𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓄣𓏤𓀀𓅨𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀉𓅨𓂋𓃹𓈖𓈖𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓌳𓄿𓐛𓌫𓂡𓀀𓋴𓏏𓏥𓊃𓊪𓊗𓈖𓂜𓏏𓏤𓅪𓀀𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖jn mḥr ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ ꜥnḫ =j n =j jw jb =j wrd.w wr r wnn ḥnꜥ =sn smꜣm =j st sp-n-jwtj ={j} nn-wn

28 𓂝𓈖𓂧𓅪𓄫𓏏𓅱𓏛𓂝𓏤𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓆑𓅓𓃀𓉔𓄹𓅓𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓏥𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎡𓌂𓅓𓂡𓍘𓇋𓅓𓌸𓂋𓂋𓏏𓀁𓏥𓎡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[⯑]ꜥnd ꜣw,t ꜥ =j ḏd.t.n nṯr.pl n,tj.w m-ḫt =f m ⸮bh(ꜣ)? m wrd,pl =k jw =k sḫm.tj m mrr,t.pl =k ḏd.jn ḥm [n]

29 𓊹𓏤𓊪𓈖𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓎛𓂝𓇠𓀀𓄿𓉔𓂧𓅪𓅓𓊃𓊪𓊗𓁶𓊪𓏤𓂜𓈖𓇍𓄿𓇋𓂻𓇋𓀀𓂋𓄖𓏏𓂻𓅱𓀀𓎡𓇋𓇋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓅭𓏤𓆄𓅱𓀭𓁹𓏤𓏏nṯr pn n ḥm n Nwn ḥꜥ,pl =j ꜣhd(.w) m sp dp,j nn ⸮{jꜣy}? ⸮⟨zꜣy⟩? =j r pḥ.t wj ky ḏd.jn ḥm n Nwn zꜣ Šw jr,t =[k]

30 𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓅓𓐩𓏤𓏥𓆑𓅭𓏏𓁐𓏌𓏏𓇯𓂞𓏏[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓏌𓏏𓇯𓁐𓏇𓇋𓐛𓂝𓇋𓂋𓆑𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀭𓀀𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓇋𓀁𓇋𓋔𓏌𓏏𓇯n jt =[k] ⸢m⸣ nḏ,pl =f zꜣ,t Nw,t ḏi̯ =t sw [ḥr] [psḏ] =[ṯ] ḏd.jn Nw,t mj m jr =f jt =j Nwn j.jn Nw,t

31 𓅓[⯑]𓆣𓂋𓏌𓏏𓇯𓁐[⯑]𓇓𓏏𓅱𓍛𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓁷𓏤𓊪𓊃𓂧𓄦𓄹𓊃𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥⸢m⸣ _ ⸢Nwn⸣ ḫpr ⸢Nw,t⸣ [m] [jḥ,t] [__].jn swt ḥm n Rꜥ ḥr psḏ =s [jwi̯.t] pw jri̯.n nn-n r(m)ṯ.pl

32 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓊪𓊃𓂧𓄦𓄹𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖[⸮m?] [⸮bw?] [⸮wꜥr.n?] =[⸮sn?] [⸮r?] =[⸮f?] ꜥḥꜥ⟨.n⟩ mꜣꜣ.n =sn ⸢sw⸣ ḥr psd n [j]ḥ,t [ꜥḥꜥ⟨.n⟩] ḏd.n n =f nn-n

English

1 It came to pass that Re rose, the god who came into being of himself, after he had taken up kingship, when humankind and the gods were still one. Then the people began to devise a plot […].

2 A plot against Re: for his majesty—life, prosperity, health—had grown old. His bones were silver, his flesh gold, his hair true lapis lazuli. Then his majesty perceived the plot the people had laid against him.

3 His majesty—life, prosperity, health—said to those of his retinue: “Summon my Eye to me, and Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, and the fathers and mothers who were with me when I was still in Nun,

4 and my god Nun as well. Let him bring his company with him, but in secret.

5 The people must not see them, lest their hearts flee when you bring them with him to the palace. Let them offer their firm counsel, so I may return to Nun, to the place where I came into being.”

6 At once the gods were brought. Those gods stood on either side of him and touched the earth before his majesty with their brows.

7 He laid his case before the father of the eldest, maker of humankind, king of the people. They said to his majesty, “Speak to us, that we may hear the whole of it.”

8 Then Re said to Nun, “Eldest god from whom I came into being, and you primeval gods: see how the people who came from my Eye have plotted against me.

9 Tell me what you would do about it. I am still considering: I will not kill them before I have heard what you have to say.”

10 The majesty of Nun said, “Re, my son, god greater than the one who made him, mightier than those who fashioned him, sit again upon your throne.

11 Great is the fear of you when your Eye goes against those who devise evil against you.” The majesty of Re said, “See, they have fled into the desert; their hearts are afraid because of what I said to them.”

12 They said to his majesty, “Send out your Eye to crush those who plot evil for you. No eye is as excellent as yours to strike them for you.

13 Let it descend in the form of Hathor!” The goddess came back after killing the people in the desert. The majesty of this god said, “Welcome, Hathor, who has acted for her maker when I came to her!”

14 The goddess said, “As you live for me, I took hold of the people, and it delighted my heart.” The majesty of Re said, “I shall wield my power over them as king.

15 Do not diminish their number!” Thus came into being Sekhmet, the night’s brew, to wade in their blood beginning at Herakleopolis. Then Re said,

16 “Summon to me the messengers, fleet and swift, so that they may go like the shadow of a body!” At once the messengers were brought.

17 The majesty of this god said, “Go to Elephantine and bring me red ocher in abundance!” They brought him the ocher. Then the majesty of this great god had the One with the Sidelock in Heliopolis grind it.

18 Meanwhile servant women ground barley for beer. The red ocher was poured into the mash, and it looked like human blood.

19 They prepared 7,000 hebenet jars of beer. The majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Re, came with those gods to inspect the beer, while dawn was about to break upon the goddess’s slaughter of humankind, during their journey southward.

20 The majesty of Re spoke: “How beautiful it is! I shall protect the people from her.”

21 Re said, “Carry it to the place she has named as the place where she will kill the people.” At the end of the night, the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Re, rose and had this sleeping draught poured out.

22 By the power of the majesty of this god, the fields lay flooded with liquid three handbreadths deep. In the morning the goddess came

23 and found them flooded. Her face was beautiful in it. She drank, and her heart was charmed. Drunk, she went away and could no longer recognize the people.

24 The majesty of Re said to the goddess, “Welcome in peace, lovely one!” Thus came into being the Beautiful One of Imau. The majesty of Re told the goddess to prepare for her a drink of intoxication at the seasons of the annual festival and to entrust it to the servant women.

25 Thus arose the people’s custom, from the first day onward, of making a drink of intoxication at the Ip-Hemet festival, a festival of Hathor.

26 The majesty of Re said to the goddess, “Was the breath of pain painful?” Thus came possession through pain.

27 The majesty of Re said, “As I live, my heart is utterly weary of living among them. I do not even wish to kill them now. The reach of my power was never small.”

28 The gods of his retinue answered, “Do not retreat in your weariness, now that you have gained power over all you desire!” The majesty of this god said to the majesty of Nun,

29 “My body is weary for the first time. I will not wait until another attacks me.” The majesty of Nun said, “Shu, my grandson, let your Eye be your father’s protection.

30 Nut, my great-granddaughter, take him upon your back.” Nut said, “How shall that be, Nun, my grandfather?” Nut went on to say,

31 “[…] not, Nun!” Nut became a cow. Then the majesty of Re mounted her back. The people came from the place to which they had fled.

32 From the place to which they had fled […], they looked up and saw him there upon the back of the cow. Then those people said to him,

Nut Becomes the Starry Sky

Egyptian

33 𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥[⯑]𓈖𓈖𓏥[⯑]𓈖𓏥𓐍𓆑𓏏𓅂𓈒𓏥𓎡𓍯𓄿𓅱𓀁𓏥𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓂋𓁹𓏥𓅱𓋴𓏏𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻r(m)ṯ.pl ⸮[s]b[i̯.n]? =⸮[tw]? ⸮[r]? =⸮[k]? [⸮mj?] n =n [s]ḫr =n ḫft,j.w.pl =k wꜣ.w.pl md,t ⸢r⸣ ⸢jri̯⸣.w{.pl} st wḏꜣ

34 𓍛𓀯𓆑𓂋[⯑] […] 𓈖𓄰𓏏𓄹𓃒𓏏𓈖[⯑]𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓂻𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓇾𓏤𓈅𓅓𓎡𓎡⯑𓇳𓌉𓂋𓆑𓇾𓏤𓈅𓇼𓄿𓇳𓏭𓅱𓇋𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥ḥm =f r ꜥḥ =[f] […] n ⸢jd⸣,t tn ⸮[nn]? ⸮[zb]⸢j⸣? =f ḥnꜥ =sn ꜥḥꜥ.jn r =f tꜣ m kk(,w) ḥḏ r =f tꜣ ⸮dwꜣ,wj? jw nn-n r(m)ṯ.pl

35 𓉐𓂋𓂻𓌨𓂋𓌔𓏏𓏥𓆱𓏥 […] 𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂝𓏤𓈖𓋫𓏏𓏏𓌕𓂡𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓅂𓈒𓏥𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓐍𓂤𓅱𓅨𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓇉𓄿𓁶𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓈙𓂝𓏏𓅂𓄦𓀐𓏥(ḥr) pri̯ ẖr pḏ,t.pl ḫt⸢.pl⸣ […] [⸮fꜣi̯?] =sn ꜥ n sti̯.t r ḫftj.w.pl ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn ḫw,pl =tn ḥꜣ{.pl} =tn šꜥ,t{ꜣ}⟨j.w⟩.pl

36 𓁷𓂋𓈐𓈙𓂝𓏏𓄦𓌫𓏥[⯑]𓈙𓂝𓏏𓄦𓌫𓏥𓊪𓅱𓅓𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓈖𓏌𓏏𓇯𓂞𓈖𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓐟𓏤𓀀𓂋𓂝𓐍𓏏𓇯𓅱𓀀ḥri̯ šꜥ,t [⸮r?] [⸮šꜣꜥ?] [ḫp]⸢r⸣ ⸢š⸣ꜥ,t pw ⸢m⸣ [r(m)ṯ.pl] ḏd.jn nṯr pn n Nw,t ḏi̯.n =⟨j⟩ wj ḥr sꜣ ={j}⟨t⟩ r ꜥḫi̯.t wj

37 𓊪𓅱𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓀁𓋴𓏭𓊤𓆑𓏥𓋴𓏏[⯑]𓆣𓂋𓏏𓇋𓅓𓐛[⯑]𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓀭𓊪𓈖𓁷𓂋𓏭𓈐𓍘𓇋𓂋𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂝𓂋𓈐𓂻𓅱𓀀𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿pw-trj sj ḫru̯{.pl≡f} st Nw,t ḫpr.t(j) jm ⸮m? ⸮p,t[,du]⸢.t.j.w⸣? {tjw}⟨ḏd⟩ ḥm n nṯr pn ḥri̯ tj r =sn ꜥr wj mꜣꜣ

38 𓅱𓀀𓆣𓂋𓋴[⯑][⯑][⯑]𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓀭𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓊃𓏏𓆓𓂧𓋴𓎛𓏭𓅱𓅱𓀁𓎼𓂋𓍅𓎡𓈖𓀀𓅓wj ḫpr =s [p]w [m] [ḥr,t] ⸢wn.jn⸣ ḥm n ⸢nṯr⸣ [pn] (ḥr) ⸢mꜣꜣ⸣ m ẖnw =st ḏd =s ḥwj.w grg =k n =j m

39 𓆈𓏥𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆣𓂋𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓇏𓏏𓈅𓏤𓉻𓂝𓈐𓆣𓂋𓇏𓏏𓈅𓏤𓊵𓏏𓊪𓊪𓅱𓇋𓄿𓂋𓇋𓂧𓂡𓀀𓋴𓄦𓐛𓅱𓆰𓏥ꜥšꜣ ḫpr _ [pw] [ḏd.jn] [ḥm] =f ⸢ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb)⸣ ḥtp sḫ,t ꜥꜣ ḫpr sḫ,t-ḥtp pw jꜣ rjd =j sm,w.pl

40 𓇋𓅓𓊃𓆣𓂋[⯑][⯑]𓎼𓂋𓍅𓏛𓋴𓀀𓏥𓐛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓇋𓐍𓇋𓐍𓇼𓏥𓊪𓅱𓇼𓏤𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔𓏌𓏏𓇯𓁐𓁷𓏤𓊃𓂧𓄿𓂧𓄿𓅚𓅪jm =s ḫpr sḫ,t[-jꜣr,pl] [p]w grg =[j] st m (j)ḫ,t.pl nb.(w)t ⟨ḫpr⟩ jḫjḫ.pl pw sbꜣ.pl wn.jn Nw,t ḥr sdꜣdꜣ

41 𓈖[⯑][⯑][⯑]𓈖[⯑]𓎛𓏭𓅱𓄿𓀁𓈖𓀀𓏤𓁨𓏥𓁷𓏤𓏏𓍯𓄿𓀢𓂡𓋴𓆣𓂋𓏤𓁨𓏥𓊪𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭⸢n⸣ [qꜣi̯.t] [ḏd.jn] ḥm [n] Rꜥ ḥwj ꜣ n =j ḥḥ.pl ḥr twꜣ =s ḫpr Ḥḥ.pl pw ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ

42 𓅭𓏤𓀀𓆄𓅱𓀭𓇋𓅓𓅕𓏏𓅱𓌨𓂋𓏏𓅭𓁗𓏌𓏏𓇯𓁗𓀸𓄿𓂡𓈖𓀀𓁨𓏤𓏥𓏤𓁨𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊃𓈖𓏥𓅓𓐍𓐍𓅱⯑𓏥𓇋𓅓𓐛𓂝zꜣ =j Šw jmm tw ẖr zꜣ,t =(j) Nw,t zꜣu̯ n =j Ḥḥ.pl Ḥḥ.pl jm ꜥnḫ =sn m (j)ḫḫ,w jmm

43 𓋴𓏭𓁷𓏤𓁶𓏤𓎡𓏠𓈖𓂝𓂑𓂡𓎡𓋴𓏏𓆣𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓏠𓈖𓂝𓏏𓂑𓊪𓅱𓈖𓅭𓏤𓀀𓈖𓏏𓅭𓁗𓆣𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓅭𓏤𓀀𓊪𓅱𓇋𓋔𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀭𓆑𓁷𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓆑sj ḥr-dp =k mnꜥ =k st ḫpr rḏi̯.t mnꜥ,t pw n zꜣ n zꜣ,t ḫpr rḏi̯.t zꜣ pw jn jt =f ḥr ḏꜣḏꜣ =f

44 𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓂋𓏤𓊪𓈖𓁷𓏤𓄰𓏏𓏤𓃒𓁨𓁨𓁨𓈖𓅂𓏏𓏥𓁷𓏤𓈎𓅓𓃀𓏏𓄹𓋴𓏏𓁨𓁨𓁨𓈖𓅂𓏏𓏥𓁷𓏤𓐟𓏤𓋴𓏏ḏd.tw rʾ pn ḥr jd,t Ḥḥ.pl n,tj.w.pl ḥr qꜣb,t =st Ḥḥ.pl n,{ꜣ}⟨tj.w⟩.pl ḥr sꜣ =st

45 𓎔𓂝𓇹𓋴𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓅓𓂋𓏤𓇋𓈒𓇋𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏏𓇼𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓏏𓋴𓏏𓉐𓅓𓄖𓏭𓅱𓇋𓂋𓏭𓌨𓂋𓄂𓏏𓏤𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂾𓂾𓋴𓏭𓋴𓏏𓆄𓅱𓀭mḥ šzp =s 4 m rꜥ~y(,t) psḏ,t sbꜣ ḥr ẖ,t =st ⸮st? ⸮pr(i̯.tj)? m pḥ,wj jr,j ẖr-ḥꜣ,t mn,t.j-du =sj ={st} Šw

46 𓌨𓂋𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓏏𓁹𓅱𓅓𓈎𓈖𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓎼𓄿𓃀𓂢𓂢𓆑𓏭𓌨𓂋𓈖𓄿𓈖𓇼𓇼𓇼𓁹𓅱𓐛𓂋𓈖𓀁𓆑𓂋𓏶𓅓𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓆓𓂧𓆄𓅱𓀭ẖr ẖ,t =st jri̯.w m qnj,t gꜣb.du =fj ẖr nꜣ-n sbꜣ.pl ⸢jri̯.w⸣ m rn =f r-jm,wt{.n≡j} =sn m-ḏd Šw

47 𓆓𓊃𓆑𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊞𓈞𓅓𓇋𓇋𓊦𓂓𓂋𓇋𓏭𓉐𓇋𓅓𓆑𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓀭𓁷𓏤𓂋𓆑𓇳𓏤𓀭𓇋𓅓𓆑𓌨𓂋𓄂𓏏𓏤𓆄𓅱𓀭𓂋𓐞𓏤𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓎡𓇋𓇋𓆓𓂧ḏs =f wjꜣ ḥm,y(t) kꜣ~rjj jm =f jtn ḥr-r =f Rꜥ jm =f ẖr-ḥꜣ,t Šw r-gs ḏr,t =f ky-ḏd

48 𓇉𓄿𓁶𓆑𓂋𓐞𓏤𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓁹𓅱𓏠𓈖𓂧𓂑𓂑𓊃𓅓𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏠𓈖𓂾𓂾𓊃𓏏𓋁𓃀𓏭𓂢𓁹𓅱𓐞𓏤𓊃𓈖𓏥𓅓𓏞𓏛𓏥𓅓𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓄿𓏏𓏠𓈖𓏏𓂾𓂻ḥꜣ =f r-gs ḏr,t =f jri̯.w mnd.du =s m-ḥr,j-jb mn(,t).du =st jꜣb.(t)j jri̯.w gs =sn m zẖꜣ,pl m-ḥr,j-jb tꜣ mn,t

49 𓅓𓆓𓂧𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓇋𓅱𓀀𓇋𓅓𓀀𓂜𓈖𓂞𓀀𓁹𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐛𓋴𓉔𓄿𓏏𓂻𓈖𓏏𓏭𓌨𓂋𓅮𓄿𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊞𓀭𓈖𓏏𓏭𓐍𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓅓𓆓𓂧𓂜𓅨𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀉𓅪𓎡m-ḏd rw,tj jw =j jm =j nn ḏi̯ =j jri̯ sn m shꜣi̯.t n,tj ẖr pꜣ wjꜣ n,tj ḫft-ḥr m-ḏd n wrd =k

50 𓅭𓏤𓀭𓀀𓊃𓈖𓏥𓅓𓋴𓉔𓄿𓏭𓂻𓅓𓆓𓂧𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓎡𓏇𓇋𓋹𓈖𓐍𓅓𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅭𓀭𓎡𓇋𓅓𓀀𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂋𓂉𓏤𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋zꜣ =j sn m shꜣj m-ḏd ḫr,t =k mj ꜥnḫ ⟨ḏ,t⟩ m-ḏd jm zꜣ =k jm =j ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) r fnḏ =k pwy

51 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇉𓄿𓁶𓆄𓅱𓀭𓂋𓐞𓏤𓎼𓄿𓃀𓂢𓏤𓄹𓆑𓅓𓆓𓂧𓀸𓄿𓅱𓂡𓊃𓈖𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇉𓄿𓁶𓆑𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅱𓅱𓄹𓆑𓅓𓋴𓉔𓄿𓏏𓂻n,tj ḥꜣ Šw r-gs gꜣb =f m-ḏd zꜣw sn n,tj ḥꜣ =f r ḏr,ww =f m shꜣi̯.t

52 𓅓𓆓𓂧𓅧𓂻𓊃𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓈞𓅓𓂡𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓎟𓈖𓏏𓏭𓌨𓂋𓎼𓄿𓃀𓂢𓏤𓄹𓈖𓅮𓄿𓏏𓅱𓀾𓀭𓈖𓏏𓏭𓌨𓂋𓏠𓈖𓏏𓂾𓋁𓃀𓏭𓂢m-ḏd ⟨mꜣꜥ⟩ ꜥq =sn jw =j ḥmi̯ =⟨j⟩ rꜥ-nb n,tj ẖr gꜣb n pꜣ tw⟨t⟩ n,tj ẖr mn,t jꜣb,j(.t)

53 𓐛𓇉𓄿𓁶𓏏𓋴𓏏𓅓𓆓𓂧𓐍𓏏𓅓𓋨𓂡𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓆑𓌨𓂋𓄖𓏭𓅱𓈖𓄿𓏏𓄰𓏏𓏤𓃒𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂾𓂾𓋴𓏏𓅓𓆓𓂧m-ḥꜣ{,t} =st m-ḏd ḫtm (j)ḫ,t.pl nb(.wt) n,tj ḥr ḏꜣḏꜣ =f ẖr pḥ,wj n tꜣ jd,t n,tj m mn,t.j.du =st m-ḏd

54 𓇋𓂋𓉐𓂋𓂻𓏏𓆑𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇉𓄿𓁶𓏏𓅱𓀾𓏭𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓏠𓈖𓏏𓂾𓂾𓋴𓏭𓁷𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓄿𓀘𓄿𓇋𓀁𓎼𓂋𓏏𓈖𓄿𓉐𓇋𓅱jr(,j) pr.t =f n,tj ḥꜣ tw⟨t⟩.⟨w⟩j n,tj m mn,t.du =sj ḥr ḏꜣḏꜣ.pl =sn jꜣ(w) {ꜣ}⟨m⟩ ⸮j~gr,t{nꜣ}? jw

55 𓂞𓏏𓅱𓇋𓄿𓏏𓅱𓀢𓎼𓂋𓏏𓅧𓈎𓂻𓏏𓅱𓆑𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓈖𓅮𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾𓏭𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂋𓏶𓅓𓏭𓅱𓄗𓄗𓋴𓏭𓂸𓏏𓏏𓏛𓄔𓅓𓌀𓁷𓂋𓅱⯑ḏi̯ =tw jꜣ,wt gr,t ꜥq{.tw} =f n,tj ḥr ḏꜣḏꜣ n pꜣ twt.⟨w⟩j n,tj r-jm,jw ḫpš.du =sj ⟨Dwꜣ-⟩m{t},t⟨≡f⟩ Jdm wꜣs-ḥrw(,t)

56 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀞𓅕𓈖𓀀𓂋𓍛𓏤𓈖𓅬𓃀𓀭𓂋𓆓𓂧𓐛𓂝𓇋𓂻𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓂻𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓂻𓅱𓇋𓋔𓂋𓆑𓍛𓏤𓈖𓅬𓃀𓀭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓂚𓅂𓂡𓏏𓅱ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn n Ḏḥw,tj njs m~ꜥ n =j r ḥm n Gb r-ḏd mj sjn ḥr-ꜥ,wj jwi̯.jn r =f ḥm n Gb ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn ꜥḥ{tjw}⟨ꜣ⟩ tw

57 𓁷𓏤𓎛𓆑𓏏𓅱𓆙𓏥𓎡𓏶𓐛𓏏𓏥𓎡𓐛𓂝𓎡𓅾𓀁𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓀀𓐛𓃹𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓎡𓅜𓐍𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁹𓂋𓎡𓎼𓂋𓏏𓆷𓄿𓋴𓂻𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓆑𓀭𓀀𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓆓𓂧𓎡𓈖𓆑𓀸𓄿𓅱𓂡ḥr ḥf(ꜣ),wt.pl =k jm.t.pl =k m =k snḏ.n =sn n =j m wn =j ⟨jm⟩ jw gr,t rḫ.n =k ꜣḫ,pl =sn jri̯ r =k gr,t šꜣs r bw n,tj jt =j Nwn ⟨jm⟩ ḏd =k n =f zꜣw

58 𓏶𓐛𓏭𓇾𓏤𓈅𓈗𓆙𓏥𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎼𓂋𓏏𓁹𓏏𓏞𓏛𓏥𓈖𓏏𓎡𓂋𓇋𓄿𓏏𓄹𓈅𓏤𓎟𓈖𓎛𓆑𓄫𓏏𓅱𓆙𓏥𓎡𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓂋𓆓𓂧𓀸𓄿𓂡𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓎛𓂝𓃀𓂡𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓊃𓈖𓏥𓏏𓅱𓀀𓉻𓂝𓏛𓈐jm,j.pl-tꜣ-mw ḥnꜥ gr,t jri̯.t zẖꜣ,pl ntk r jꜣ,t nb(.t) n ḥfꜣ,wt.pl =k n,tj jm r-ḏd zꜣu̯.pl tn ḥꜥb (j)ḫ,t.pl nb.(w)t rḫ =sn ⟨n,tt⟩ tw≡j ꜥꜣ

59 𓐛𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅱𓃀𓈖𓇳𓀀 […] 𓅱𓃀𓈖𓇳𓀀𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐛𓂝𓎡𓎼𓂋𓇋𓂋𓎼𓂋𓏏𓏛𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓏏𓆑𓊪𓅱𓃹𓈖𓎡𓏏𓆑𓐛𓇾𓏤𓈅𓊪𓈖𓈖𓆓𓏏𓇾𓀸𓄿𓅱𓂡𓏏𓅱𓎼𓂋𓏏𓂋𓈖𓍉𓏌𓅱𓈖𓎛𓂓𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀀𓀀𓏥m =k wj wbn =j […] wn =j n =sn m =k gr,t jr gr{t}⟨g⟩ =sn ntf pw wn{k}⟨n⟩.t(j) =f(j) m tꜣ pn n-ḏ,t zꜣw tw gr,t r nw-n ḥkꜣ,yw.pl

60 𓂋𓐍𓅱𓏛𓏥𓂋𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐛𓂝𓎡𓎛𓂓𓄿𓅱𓀁𓀭𓇋𓅓𓆓𓊃𓆑𓐛𓂝𓎡𓇋𓂋𓅕𓄈𓀁𓇓𓅱𓐛𓂝𓎡𓂜𓈖𓆣𓂋𓈖𓊃𓅭𓄿𓏏𓀸𓂡𓀀𓐛𓂝𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏏𓏛𓆣𓂋𓈖𓆑rḫ.w.pl rʾ.pl =sn m =k ḥkꜣ,w jm ḏs =f m =k jr ꜥm sw m =k ⟨wj⟩ nn ḫpr.n ⸮sꜣu̯.t(w)? =j m-ꜥ ꜥꜣ,t ḫpr.n =f

61 𓐛𓄂𓏏𓏤𓀀𓎗𓅱𓏛𓀀𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓅭𓏤𓎡𓁹𓊨𓀭𓀸𓄿𓅱𓂡𓈙𓂋𓂋𓅱𓀔𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓅓𓂝𓉔𓏭𓅪𓄣𓏤𓈖𓀗𓅱𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅓𓅱𓅜𓐍𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓅂𓏏𓏥𓁹𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐛m-ḥꜣ,t =j wḏ =j sn n zꜣ =k Ws-jr zꜣw šrr.pl =sn smꜥ~hj jb n sms,w.pl =sn jm ⸮ꜣḫ{.pl}? =sn n,tj.w.pl jri̯ =sn m

62 𓌸𓂋𓂋𓀁𓏥𓊃𓈖𓏥𓂋𓇾𓏤𓈅𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓅱𓀁𓏥𓊃𓈖𓏥𓏶𓅓𓅱𓏥𓄡𓏏𓏤𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀞𓐛𓂞𓈖𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓏎𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤mrr.pl =sn r tꜣ r-ḏr =f m ḥkꜣ.w.pl =sn jm,j.w.pl ẖ,t.pl =sn ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn njs m~{ḏi̯}⟨ꜥ⟩ n =j n Ḏḥw,tj jni̯.jn.tw =f ḥr-ꜥ⟨,wj⟩ ḏd.jn ḥm

63 𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓈖𓅝𓐛𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓉻𓈐𓐛𓊪𓏏𓇯n nṯr pn n Ḏḥw,tj m =tn ⟨wj⟩ ꜥꜣ m p,t

64 𓐛𓊨𓏏𓉐𓀀𓇥𓂋𓈖𓏏𓏭m s,t =j ḏr-n,t{j}⟨t⟩ ⟨wj⟩

English

33 “[…] have rebelled against you. Come to us, and we shall strike down your enemies, who plot against the one who made them!” But his majesty went toward his palace […] of the cow,

34 without going with them. The land was dark. As soon as the earth grew bright at dawn, the people came out bearing bows and clubs […].

35 They raised their arms to shoot at the enemies. The majesty of this god said, “Your evil be upon your own heads, you slaughterers!

36 The very thought of slaughter was far away at the beginning.” Thus slaughter came into being among the people. This god said to Nut, “I have set myself upon your back, to rise above the earth.”

37 “What does this mean?” asked Nut, as she became the dwellers of the heavens. The majesty of this god said, “Be far from them. Come close to me. Look at me!”

38 Thus she became the sky. The majesty of this god looked into her. She said, “If only you would fill me with a multitude!”

39 Thus […] came into being. His majesty—life, prosperity, health—said, “Let the field here be peaceful.” Thus the Field of Offerings came into being. “Yes, I shall make plants grow in it!”

40 Thus the Field of Reeds came into being. “I shall furnish them with every kind of thing.” Thus came into being the constellations and stars. Nut trembled at the height.

41 The majesty of Re said, “If only I had millions to support her!” Thus came into being the Heh gods. The majesty of Re said,

42 “My son Shu, take your place beneath my granddaughter Nut. Guard for me the Heh gods there, that they may live in the darkness. Set her above your head and sustain her.”

43 Thus arose the custom of giving a nurse to son and daughter, and of a father lifting his son above his head.

44 This spell is to be spoken over the image of a cow, with Heh gods before her breast and Heh gods at her back.

45 One cubit and four of its handbreadths are in pigment. The ennead of stars is upon her body, emerging from her hindquarters before her hind legs. Shu stands beneath her body.

46 He is to be made of orpiment. His two arms bear the stars, and his name is to be placed among them, naming him Shu himself.

47 A boat is before Shu, beside his hand: in it are a steering oar and a shrine, above it a sun disk, and Re is within it. Another representation is behind Shu beside his other hand.

48 Her udder is to be drawn between her eastern legs; half of it is drawn at the center of one leg, with this inscription outside:

49 “I am who I am. I shall not permit anything to be done.” These words descend. Beneath the boat at the front are the words “You will not grow weary,

50 my son.” These words descend. Also written are “Your condition is like that of one who lives forever.” And there: “I am your son. Life, prosperity, and health be at this nose of yours!”

51 Behind Shu beside his arm are the words “Protect her!” Behind him, at his groin, in descending order, are the words

52 “Their entrance is sound, while I withdraw each day.” Beneath the arm of the figure behind her left leg are the words

53 “Let all things be sealed.” Over his head, under the cow’s hindquarters, within her two legs, are the words

54 “The one who belongs to his going forth.” Behind the two figures standing between her legs, above their heads, are the words “Old one in the realm of the dead, rejoicing is raised when he enters.”

55 Above the heads of the two figures between her forelegs are the words “Duamutef, Atum, support of the sky.”

56 The majesty of this god said to Thoth, “Summon the majesty of Geb to me. Say, ‘Come, hurry here at once!’” The majesty of Geb came, and the majesty of this god said, “Beware your serpents within you.

57 They feared me when I was there, and you know their power. Go swiftly to the place where my father Nun is. Tell him to guard

58 those on land and in the water. And make a written decree for every mound, addressed to your serpents there: ‘Guard yourselves against playing any tricks!’ They must know that I am here.

59 See, I rise for them […]. As for their provision, it shall endure forever in this land. Beware, too, of those magicians who know their spells.

60 See, the god Magic himself is there. As for the one who has taken him into himself—see, it is I. I shall not be protected against hardship; it happened before me.

61 I entrust them to your son Osiris, who guards their young and makes their elders forget their intentions there. May they, who act upon the whole earth as they wish, become beneficial through the spells in their bodies!”

62 The majesty of this god said, “Summon Thoth to me!” He was brought at once. The majesty of this god said to Thoth,

63 “See, I am here in heaven,

64 in my place, for I shall

Thoth's Appointment and Protective Rites

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65 𓂋𓁹𓏏𓊏𓊪𓇳𓅜𓐍𓅱𓇶𓀭r jri̯.t sšp ꜣḫ,w

66 𓐛𓇼𓏏𓉐𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈀𓏤𓈅𓈖𓊸𓅡𓊸𓅡𓊖𓏏𓏤m dwꜣ,t ḥnꜥ Jw-n-bꜣ,du{,t}

67 𓏞𓏛𓎡𓇋𓅓𓋴𓇋𓂧𓂡𓎡𓈖𓏏𓏶𓅓𓅱𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥zẖꜣ =k jm sjd =k n,t⟨j.w⟩ jm,j.w.pl =sn

68 𓁹𓂋𓇋𓇋𓅱𓈖𓏥𓁹𓅱𓏥jr{r}.y.w =n jri̯.w.pl

69 𓋴𓃀𓇋𓏏𓌙𓈒𓏥𓇋𓋔𓇋𓂋𓎡𓂋𓅱𓀭sbj,t {jn}⟨m⟩ {jr}⟨ꜣ⟩kr,w

70 𓌞𓂻𓋴𓏥𓀭𓏥𓈖𓈙𓊪𓏏𓆞𓂻𓄣𓏤𓊪𓈖šms.pl n špt-jb pn

71 𓇋𓅱𓎡𓐛𓊨𓏏𓉐𓀀𓊨𓏏𓏭𓉐𓀭𓇋𓐍𓏛𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓈖𓎡𓏏𓏭𓅝𓊨𓏏𓏭𓀭𓇳𓏤𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓏏𓂋𓂋𓂝𓉔𓄿𓃀𓍁𓂻𓎡[⯑]𓂋𓎡𓆣𓂋𓉐𓄿𓃀𓏭𓅝𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓇋𓅱𓀀𓎼𓂋jw =k m s,t =j ⟨m⟩ s,tj jḫ ḏd =tw n =k Ḏḥw,tj s,tj Rꜥ jw =⟨j⟩ gr,t r rḏi̯ hꜣb =k ⸢wr.w.pl⸣ r =k ḫpr {pr}⟨h⟩ꜣbj pw n Ḏḥw,tj jw =j gr

72 𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂧𓃹𓈖𓈅𓂡𓎡𓂧𓏏𓏤𓎡𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓈖𓅮𓄿𓏏𓅱𓄿𓏖𓏖𓏥𓀭𓏥𓉻𓂝𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓂋𓎡𓇋𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓐍𓈖𓀭𓁹𓎡𓆣𓂋𓏏𓐍𓈖𓏭𓀭𓅝𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓇋𓅱𓀀𓎼𓂋𓀁𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓇋𓆛𓎛𓂃𓈅𓂡𓎡r rḏi̯.t dwn =k ḏr,t =k r-ḫft ḥr n pꜣw,t{ꜣ}⟨tj.w⟩.pl ꜥꜣ.w.pl r =k jw nfr ḫn =j jri̯ =k ḫpr tḫn,j pw n Ḏḥw,tj jw =j gr r rḏi̯.t jnḥ =k

73 𓊪𓏏𓏭𓇯𓇯𓐛𓄤𓏤𓏛𓏥𓎡𓐛𓌉𓏏𓅱𓇶𓏥𓎡𓆣𓂋𓇋𓂝𓎛⯑𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓇋𓅱𓀀𓎼𓂋𓀀𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂝𓈖𓂝𓈖𓂻𓎡𓇉𓎟𓎟𓎟𓌙𓈉𓆣𓂋𓂝𓈖𓂝𓈖𓃻𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓆣𓂋𓂋𓆑𓊪𓅱p,t.j.du m nfr,pl =k m ḥḏw,t =k ḫpr jꜥḥ pw n Ḏḥw,tj jw =j gr r rḏi̯.t ꜥnꜥn =k ḥꜣ⟨,w⟩-nb(,t),pl ḫpr ꜥnꜥn pw n Ḏḥw,tj ḫpr r =f pw

74 𓐛𓅷𓏏𓏤𓀀𓃹𓈖𓈖𓎡𓎼𓂋𓐛𓊨𓏏𓏭𓀭𓀀𓁷𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓅱𓏏𓅱𓎟𓏥𓅱𓍏𓃀𓅡𓏛𓇋𓅓𓎡𓇋𓅱𓁹𓏏𓈖𓎟𓀀𓁷𓏤𓇼𓄿𓀢𓏛𓈖𓎡𓊹𓀭𓆓𓂧𓊃𓀀𓏤𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓊪𓈖𓁷𓂋𓆑𓆓𓊃𓆑m ṯꜣ,tj wnn =k gr m s,tj =j ḥr mꜣ.yw.pl tw nb.w.pl wbꜣ jm =k jw jri̯.t.n =⟨j⟩ nb(.t) ={j} ḥr dwꜣ n =k nṯr ḏd s md(w){,t} pn ḥr =f ḏs =f

75 𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓐎𓂡𓅓𓃀𓅡𓈎𓆭𓏊𓏥𓌸𓂋𓎛𓏏𓏊𓏥𓁷𓏤𓂝𓂝𓏭𓅱𓆑𓏭𓐛𓊹𓌢𓍘𓂋𓈒𓈒𓈒sjn m bꜣq mrḥ,t ⟨sḥtp,w⟩ ḥr ꜥ.wj.du =fj m snṯr

76 𓇉𓄿𓁶𓄟𓋴𓇥𓂋𓂈𓂈𓁹𓆑𓏭𓎛𓋴𓏠𓈖𓊺𓈒𓏥𓃀𓌟𓂧𓈒𓏥𓁶𓏤𓂋𓏤𓆑𓃹𓈖𓐍𓍼𓏏𓏥𓆑𓍱𓍱𓏭𓅱ḥꜣ msḏr.du{ḏr,t} =fj ḥsmn bd dp rʾ =f wnḫ,t =f (m) sšr.wj.du

77 𓐛𓌳𓄿𓏏𓅱𓏛𓃂𓈗𓆑𓇓𓅱𓐛𓈗𓎔𓎛𓅱𓇋𓇋𓅱𓈗𓏏𓃀𓇋𓇋𓋸𓅓𓍘𓇋𓅱𓋸𓋸𓈖𓏏𓏭m-mꜣw,t wꜥb =f sw m mw mḥw,yw tbi̯.y m tjw.du n,tj

78 𓌉𓏏𓏭𓋸𓋸𓏞𓀀𓁦𓁷𓏤𓄓𓏤𓄹𓆑𓐛𓂋𓏤𓇋𓇋𓈒𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏞𓀀𓇋𓂋𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄣𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅝𓂋𓄞𓂧𓀁𓋴𓏏ḥḏ,tj.du zẖꜣ(.w) ={j} ⸮mꜣꜥ,t? ḥr ns =f m rʾ~y(,t) ⟨wꜣḏ.t⟩ n.t zẖꜣ(,w) jr wnn jb n Ḏḥw,tj r šdi̯ =st

79 𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓃂𓈗𓐍𓂋𓆑𓐛𓃂𓈗𓏏𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏥𓁹𓂋𓍛𓅱𓀀𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥ḥr Rꜥ wꜥb.ḫr =f m wꜥb{,t} 9 hrw.pl jrr ḥm.w.pl (n) r(m)ṯ.pl

80 𓐛𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓇋𓂋𓄞𓂧𓂧[⯑][⯑]𓁹𓂋𓆑𓇋𓁹𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓊪𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂋𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼m-mj,tt-jr,j jr šdd(.w) s[t] j[r] ⸢jrr⸣ =f jr,w pn n,tj r mḏꜣ,t

81 𓏏𓈖𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁹𓂋𓆑𓊢𓂝𓏤𓅱𓇳𓆑[⯑][⯑]𓇉𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓁹𓁹𓆑𓏭𓂋𓆑tn jw =f jrr =f ꜥḥꜥ,w =f m-q(ꜣ)b _ [__]⸢j⸣[_].n.t ḥꜣ,w jw jr(,t).du =fj r =f

82 𓂝𓏏𓄹𓄹𓄹𓆑𓎟𓂋𓆑𓂜𓊃𓈖⯑𓈝𓐛𓏏𓂻𓏥𓆑[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓅱𓂋𓆑𓇋𓋔𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓆑𓏇𓇋ꜥ,t.pl =f nb(.wt) r =f n sni̯ šm,t.pl =f ⸢jw⸣ ḏd.w r =f jn r(m)ṯ.pl jw =f mj

83 𓇳𓏤𓀭𓉔𓂋𓇳𓏤𓈖𓄟𓋴𓁒𓏏𓅱𓆑𓂜𓈙𓂋𓇋𓅪𓈖𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓂜𓋴𓄿𓐟𓅪𓏏𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂋𓇋𓏏𓉐𓇋𓆑Rꜥ hrw n msi̯.tw =f n šrj.n (j)ḫ,t.pl =f n sꜣt.n ꜥrr,yt =f

84 𓍱𓏤𓏛𓏥𓌳𓐙𓂝𓁨𓈖𓊃𓊪𓊗[⯑]𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓇋𓈖𓀙𓆓𓊃𓆑𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓉐𓂋𓇋𓇋𓅱𓂻𓏥𓐛𓋁𓏏𓏏𓈉𓊪𓏏𓇯𓇋𓐛𓐛𓂝𓏥𓇋𓄿𓅱𓀢𓏛𓏥𓈖𓊹𓀭𓀗𓅱𓀭𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀šs-mꜣꜥ ḥḥ n sp s⸢ḫni̯(.w)⸣ ⸢Nw⸣n jn wr ḏs =f ḏd =f n nṯr.pl pri̯.yw.pl m jꜣb,tt (n.t) p,t jmm.pl jꜣ,w.pl n nṯr sms,w ḫpr.n =j

85 𓇋𓐛𓆑𓏌𓎡𓀀𓁹𓊪𓏏𓇯[⯑]𓇋𓅱𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓊃𓈖𓏥𓎛𓇳𓎛𓄟𓋴𓁒𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓊪𓅱𓊸𓅡𓏤𓀭𓀀𓅨𓂋𓇓𓅱𓂋𓋴𓅡𓏤𓊪𓅱𓈖𓆄𓅱𓀭𓎸𓅓𓀭𓊸𓅡𓀭𓊪𓅱jm =f jnk jri̯ p,t smn [sj] [r] [rḏi̯.t] [bꜣ.pl] [nṯr.pl] [jm] =[st] jw =j ḥnꜥ =sn ⟨r⟩ (n)ḥḥ msi̯.n rnp,t[.pl] ḥ[kꜣ] pw bꜣ =j wr sw r =s bꜣ pw n Šw H̱nm,w bꜣ pw

86 𓈖𓎛𓇳𓎛⯑𓏏𓀭𓊸𓅡𓏤𓈖𓎡𓎡⯑𓎼𓂋𓎛⯑𓀭𓊸𓅡𓏤𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓇳𓏤𓀭𓊸𓅡𓏤𓊪𓅱𓈖𓁹𓊨𓀭𓊸𓃝𓊽𓏭𓏏𓊖𓊸𓅡𓏤𓏥𓊪𓅱𓈖𓋴𓃀𓇋𓎡𓆋𓏥𓐛𓋴𓎛𓅱𓆌𓏥𓇋𓅱𓊸𓅡𓏤n (n)ḥḥ Ḥwj,t bꜣ [pw] ⸢n⸣ ⸢kk,w⸣ Grḥ bꜣ pw n Nwn Rꜥ bꜣ pw n Ws-jr bꜣ Ḏd,tj bꜣ.pl pw n Sbjk{.pl} msḥ.w.pl jw bꜣ

87 𓈖𓊹𓀭𓎟𓐛𓎛𓆑𓄫𓅱𓆙𓏥𓀭𓇋𓅱𓊸𓅡𓏤𓀐𓈖𓉻𓊪𓊪⯑𓐛𓃀𓅡𓄿𓄡𓁺𓏥𓇋𓅱𓊸𓅡𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓇾𓏤𓈅𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑[⯑]𓊃𓀀𓏤𓁹𓂋𓆑𓐛𓂝𓎡𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓐛𓎛𓂓𓄿𓅱𓀁𓏥𓏌𓎡𓀀𓎛𓂓𓄿𓅱𓀭𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋n nṯr nb m ḥfꜣ,w.pl jw bꜣ n ꜥꜣpp m bꜣẖ,pl jw bꜣ n Rꜥ ḫt tꜣ r-ḏr =f ḏd.⸢ḫ⸣[r] s jrr =f mꜥ~k,t =f m ḥkꜣ,w jnk ḥkꜣ,w pwy

88 𓃂𓈗𓏶𓅓𓏭𓂋𓏤𓀀𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓇳𓏤𓀭𓊹𓊹𓊹𓁷𓂋𓏭𓈐𓅂𓈖𓏭𓂋𓀀𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇳𓏤𓀭𓅱𓅜𓐍𓇶𓀭𓆓𓂧𓎡𓏴𓂻𓎡𓐛𓐛𓂝𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱⯑𓐛𓂝𓈖𓈋𓅱𓇶𓁷𓏤𓁷𓏤𓂋𓎡𓀒𓂡𓎡𓐍𓏏𓆑𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭wꜥb jm,j rʾ ={j} ẖ,t ={j} (n) Rꜥ nṯr.pl ḥrj.tjwnj r =j jnk Rꜥ ꜣḫ,w ḏd =k swꜣi̯ =k m mšr,w m ꜥnḏ,w ḥr ḥr =k ḫr =k ḫft,j{.pl}-n-Rꜥ

89 𓏌𓎡𓀀𓊸𓅡𓀭𓆑𓎛𓂓𓄿𓅱𓀭𓇋𓀁𓎟𓎛𓇳𓎛𓈎𓌳𓄿𓌙𓅯𓏛𓆓𓏏𓇾𓋴𓎝𓎡𓎡𓆳𓏏𓏥𓊹𓊹𓊹𓉔𓅓𓄿𓅱𓂻𓇳𓏤𓀭𓇋𓅓𓆑𓎟𓊹𓀭𓆑𓋾𓈎𓀭𓁹𓁹𓂋𓇓𓅱𓌸𓂋𓂋𓀁𓏏𓅱𓀭𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅱𓀭𓏥𓊹𓊹𓊹jnk bꜣ =f ḥkꜣ,w j nb-(n)ḥḥ qmꜣ ḏ,t skk ⸢rnp⸣,t.pl nṯr.pl h{m}⟨ꜣ⟩ꜣ.w Rꜥ jm =f nb nṯr =f ḥqꜣ {jr}jr{r}-sw mrr tw jt.w.pl nṯr.pl

90 𓎛𓂓𓄿𓅱𓀁𓏥𓀭𓃂𓈗𓁷𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓁶𓆑𓁹𓂋𓊪𓇋𓇋𓏏𓁐𓊢𓂝𓂻𓍘𓇋𓁷𓏤𓅂𓏏𓎡𓆴𓏭𓈅𓏤𓁹[⯑]𓁷𓂋𓊃𓐛𓁷𓂋𓄣𓏥𓊃𓎛𓆑𓄫𓅱𓆙𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓋴𓂧𓈅𓆑𓂧𓏏𓏤𓊃𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓆑𓋴𓂧𓈅𓆑𓁷𓏤𓇾𓏤𓈅ḥkꜣ,w wꜥb ḥr ḏꜣḏꜣ =f jri̯ rpy,t ꜥḥꜥ.tj ḥr t{tjw}⟨ꜣy⟩ =k rsj(,t) jri̯ nṯr[,t] ḥr =s m-ḥr-jb =s ḥfꜣ,w ꜥḥꜥ(.w) ḥr sd =f ḏr,t =s ḥr ẖ,t =f sd =f ḥr tꜣ

91 𓂞𓂞𓅱𓈖𓆑𓅝𓇋𓄿𓏏𓅱𓀢𓏛𓏥𓊃𓂝𓎛𓋨𓊪𓏏𓇯𓁷𓂋𓆑𓂞𓂞𓏭𓅱𓈖𓆑𓆄𓅱𓀭𓂝𓂝𓅱𓏭𓂋𓆑𓈖𓈞𓐛𓂡𓎡𓅱𓀀𓐛𓂝𓊹𓊹𓏭𓅱𓀭𓀭𓇋𓏭𓅱𓊪𓉻𓂝𓏛𓅱𓏭𓈞𓊃𓇋𓇋𓀀𓏥𓁷𓏤𓋁𓏏𓏏𓈉𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯dd.w n =f Ḏḥw,tj jꜣ,wt sꜥḥ p,t ḥr =f dd.w{j} n =f Šw ꜥ.wj.du =⟨fj⟩ r =f nḥm.kwj m-ꜥ nṯr.wj.du jpwj ꜥꜣ.wj ḥmsi̯.y.pl ḥr jꜣb,tt n(.t) p,t

92 𓀸𓄿𓅱𓂡𓏥𓊪𓏏𓇯𓀸𓄿𓄿𓂡𓏥𓇾𓏤𓈅𓂋𓂧𓅱𓌗𓏛𓏥𓈙𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓏴𓏛𓏥𓆓𓂧𓐍𓂋𓋴𓈖𓏥𓉻𓂝𓏛𓏭𓅱𓇓𓅱𓉐𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓌃𓆓𓏤𓏥𓃂𓈗𓐛[⯑]𓐛 […] [⯑]zꜣw.pl p,t zꜣu̯.pl tꜣ rd.w.pl štꜣ,w ḏd.ḫr =sn ꜥꜣ.wj sw pri̯ =f r mꜣꜣ Nwn ḏd-mdw ⟨jn⟩ wꜥb m ꜣbd m […] 15.n⟨t⟩

93 𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓁹𓂋𓀾𓏛𓏥𓊪𓈖𓁶𓊪𓏭𓂝𓏤𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆓𓂧𓂋𓏤𓊪𓈖𓋹𓈖𓐍𓐛⯑𓅨𓂋𓅾𓆑𓂋𓁶𓊪𓏭𓏭𓅱𓇾𓏤𓈅𓇋𓂋𓆓𓂧𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊪𓅱𓂋𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓏥𓎡𓎛𓇳𓎛𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆓𓏏𓇾𓆓𓂧𓐍𓂋𓋴𓈖𓏥[r-]mj,tt jr,pl pn dp,j-ꜥ wnn ḏd rʾ pn ꜥnḫ m ẖr,t-nṯr wr snḏ =f r dp,j.jw-tꜣ jr ḏd =sn pw rn.w.pl =k (n)ḥḥ ḥnꜥ ḏ,t ḏd.ḫr =sn [nṯr] [pw] [m] [mꜣꜥ,t]

94 𓆓𓂧𓐍𓂋𓊃𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓄖𓂻𓈖𓆑𓈖𓏥𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓐛𓄿𓏏𓈐𓏏𓏤𓇋𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅡𓏤𓈖𓊹𓀭𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓃹𓈖𓈖𓁷𓂋𓆑𓁷𓂋𓈙𓆑𓅱𓀭𓏌𓎡𓀀𓋭𓊃𓅱𓈅𓂡𓈖𓆑[⯑]ḏd.ḫr =sn jw pḥ.n =f n ⸢ꜥꜣ⸣ m tꜣ wꜣ,t jw =⟨j⟩ rḫ.kwj ⸢bꜣ⸣ n nṯr pw⸢y⸣ wnn ḥr =f (m) Ḥr(,j)-š≡f{,w} jnk ṯsi̯.w n =f w[ḏꜣ,w] [m] [mšr,w] [jnk] [Rꜥ]

95 𓐛𓇷𓏏𓏥𓊹𓍲𓈖𓇋𓏏𓇋𓀙𓏥𓆑𓀭𓏥𓆑𓐛[⯑][⯑][⯑][⯑]𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖𓅱𓆑𓇋𓅱𓇋𓀏𓏥𓀀 […] 𓄤𓄤𓄤 […] 𓁨𓏥𓈖𓅂 […] 𓁨𓏥𓈖 […] 𓇼𓂸𓏏𓏏𓏛 […] 𓇋𓄔𓅓 […] 𓋆𓁷𓂋𓏏𓇯 […] 𓅭𓏤𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝 […] 𓂜𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓅪𓎡 […] 𓂜𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓄹𓄹𓄹𓀭 […] 𓆄𓅱 […] 𓐍𓂋𓏏𓎡𓏇𓇋𓆓𓏏𓇾 […] 𓇋𓅱𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂋𓂉𓏤𓎡𓊪𓅱𓅭𓏤𓎡𓇋𓅓 […] 𓇋𓂋𓉐𓂋𓏏𓆑𓐍𓏏𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓉐 […] 𓄿𓎼𓉐𓂋𓂋𓏏𓇋𓅓𓎼𓂋𓏏𓅧𓈎𓏏𓂻𓆑𓇋𓀁𓉔𓄿𓇋𓀁𓇋𓅱𓂞𓏏𓀢 […] 𓇋𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓅱𓀀𓂋𓈖𓈖𓊹𓊹𓏭𓅱𓀭𓀭𓇋𓊪𓈖𓊪𓅱𓊪𓅱 […] 𓁹𓊨𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇳𓁦𓏠⯑𓊤𓐍𓂋𓁹𓊨𓀭 […] 𓇓𓊨𓇳𓁦𓏠⯑𓊤 […] [⯑]m psḏ,t =⟨f⟩ šn,yt =f{.pl≡f} m ḥkꜣ,w [s]w[ꜣi̯] =[j] [wḏꜣ.kwj] [jnk] [n] =[(j)] sḏ⸢,t⸣ ⸢bꜣ⸣ [pw] [(n)] [ḫ.t] [n]n-wn {w}⟨ḫ⟩f⟨t⟩,y.w.pl [m] _ […] nfr,pl […] Ḥḥ.pl n,tj.w (ḥr) (qꜣb,t) […] Ḥḥ.pl n⟨,tj.w⟩ (ḥr) (sꜣ) […] Dwꜣ-mtt⟨≡f⟩ […] Jdm […] wꜣs-ḥr,t […] zꜣ =j ḥnꜥ =⟨j⟩ […] n wrd =k […] n wrd ḥꜥ,pl =j […] Šw […] ḫr,t =k mj ⟨ꜥnḫ⟩ ḏ,t […] jw ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) r fnḏ =k pw zꜣ =k jm =⟨j⟩ […] jr(,j) pr,t =f ḫtm(.w) (m-)ḫt ⸮pr(i̯)? […] ⸮gꜣ(.w)? pr{r}.t jm gr,t ꜥq.t =f ⸮j? ⸮hꜣ? ⸮j? jw ḏi̯ =t(w) jꜣ,w […] jw =⟨j⟩ rḫ.⟨k⟩wj rn n nṯr.wj.du jpn [Ḏ,t] pw [(N)ḥḥ] pw […] Ws-jr nsw Mn-mꜣꜥ,t-Rꜥ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ḫr Ws-jr […] Ws-jr Mn-mꜣꜥ,t-Rꜥ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw […] ⸢zꜣ-Rꜥ⸣ [Stẖ,y-mri̯-n-Ptḥ]

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65 spread the radiance of the Radiant One

66 through the underworld and the Island of the Two Souls.

67 Write this there. Bring peace to those who are within it,

68 whom we created, who stirred up

69 rebellion among the earth gods,

70 followers of that Discontented Heart.

71 You shall be in my place, my deputy. You shall be called Thoth, Re’s deputy. I shall also send you those greater than you.” Thus came into being Thoth’s Hebi ibis. “I shall have you stretch forth your hand before the primeval gods, greater than you; my purpose will prosper when you do so.

72 Thus came into being Thoth’s Tekhni ibis. I shall have you embrace the two heavens with your perfection and your brilliance.”

73 Thus came into being Thoth’s moon. “I shall have you drive back the island dwellers.” Thus came into being Thoth’s baboon. “You who have become vizier shall also be my deputy.

74 The gaze of all who look upon you is opened through you. All that I have created gives thanks to you.” A man shall speak these words over himself while anointed with behen oil and fragrant oil,

75 with a censer on his arm containing incense.

76 The backs of both his ears shall be cleansed; natron shall be in his mouth; his clothing shall be two pieces of

77 fresh linen. He shall wash himself in the waters of the Nile flood, wearing sandals made of

78 white leather. Let what is true be written upon his tongue in the scribe’s red ink. If Thoth desires to recite it

79 before Re, he shall cleanse himself with a purification of nine days. The servants of humankind shall act

80 likewise. As for whoever recites it: if he performs this rite written in this book,

81 he shall pass his lifetime amid […] abundance. His two eyes will serve him;

82 all the members of his body will serve him. His undertakings will not fail. The people shall say of him, “He is like

83 Re on the day he was born.” His possessions will not dwindle; the entrance to his house will not suffer harm.

84 It is a thing truly excellent, a million times over. Nun was embraced by the Great One himself, who said to the gods who came forth from the east of heaven, “Praise the eldest god from whom I came into being!

85 I am he who made the sky and set it firm, to place within it the ba-spirits of the gods. I shall be with them until eternity, brought forth by the years. Magic is my ba; it is older than the years. The ba of Shu is Khnum. The ba of eternity is Hewit.

86 The ba of darkness is Gereh; the ba of Nun is Re; the ba of Osiris is the Ram of Djedet; the ba-spirits of Sobek are crocodiles. The ba

87 of every god is serpents; the ba of Apophis is the white of the eye; the ba of Re pervades the whole land.” A man shall say, making his protection through magic: “I am that

88 pure magician in Re’s mouth and body. Gods, keep far from me, for I am Re the Radiant One.” Say as you pass in the evening twilight and the last glow of sunlight: “Down upon your face! Fall, enemy of Re!

89 I am his ba, the magician. O lord of eternity, maker of everlasting time, who brings the gods’ years to an end, into whom Re descends, lord of his god, ruler who made him, beloved of the ancestors and gods.”

90 Magician whose head is pure, make an image of a woman standing to your south; make a goddess on it, at its center, and a serpent standing upon its tail, her hand upon its body, its tail upon the earth.

91 Recite: “O you to whom Thoth gives praise and the dignity of heaven, for whom Shu extends his two arms, may I be delivered by those two great gods who dwell in the east of heaven,

92 who guard the heavens, who guard the earth, enduring in their mysteries!” They shall say, “How great he is when he comes forth to look upon Nun!” To be recited by a wab priest at the New Moon festival and at the […] festival of the fifteenth,

93 according to this ancient prescription. Whoever recites this spell shall live in the realm of the dead. Awe of him will be greater than awe of those who live upon earth. If they ask, “What are your names?”, he shall answer, “Eternity and Everlasting Time.” Then they shall say, “He is truly a god,”

94 and they shall say, “He has reached us here on the road.” I know the ba of this god whose face is that of Heryshef. I am the one for whom an amulet is bound at evening. I am Re

95 in his ennead, whose retinue are magicians. I pass on unhurt. The flame belongs to me. It is the ba of the fire. There are no enemies among […]. […] beauty; […] the Heh gods before the breast; […] the Heh gods at the back; […] Duamutef; […] Atum; […] the support of the sky; […] my son is beside me; […] you shall not grow weary; […] my body does not tire; […] Shu; […] your condition is like one who lives forever; […] life, prosperity, health are at this nose of yours! Your son is in me. […] The one who belongs to his going forth. Sealed after the going forth. […] The going forth from there is sung, and then his entry. O! Ah! O! Praise is given […]. I know the name of these two gods: Eternity and Everlasting Time. […] Osiris, King Menmaatre, vindicated before Osiris. […] Osiris Menmaatre, vindicated. […] Son of Re, Sethy Merenptah.