the knowledge of
the Souls of Khemennu (Hermopolis) who love to know what ye love. I know
Maat, which hath germinated, and hath become strong, and hath been judged,
and I have joy in passing judgment upon the things which are to be judged.
Homage to you, O ye Souls of Khemennu, I, even I, know the things which
are unknown on the festivals of the month and half month. Ra knoweth the
hidden things of the night, and know ye that it is Thoth who hath made me
to have knowledge. Homage to you, O ye Souls of Khemennu, since I know you
each day."
Of Coming Forth From Heaven
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 18).]
THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH FROM HEAVEN, AND OF MAKING A WAY THROUGH THE
AMMEHET, AND OF KNOWING THE SOULS OF ANNU (HELIOPOLIS). The
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith:
"I have passed the day since yesterday among the great divine beings, and
I have come into being along with the god Khepera. [My] face is uncovered
before the Eye, the only One, and the orbit of the night hath been opened.
I am a divine being among you. I know the Souls of Annu. Shall not the god
Ur-ma pass over it as [he] journeyeth forward with vigor? Have I not
overcome(?), and have I not spoken to the gods? Behold, he that is the
heir of Annu hath been destroyed. I, even I, know for what reason was made
the lock of hair of the Man. Ra spake unto the god Ami-haf, and an injury
was done unto his mouth, that is to say, he was wounded in [that] mouth.
And Ra spake unto the god Ami-haf, saying, 'O heir of men, receive [thy]
harpoon;' and the harpoon-house came into being. Behold, O god Ami-haf,
two divine brethren have come into being, [that is to say], Senti-Ra came
into being, and Setem-ansi-f came into being. And his hand stayed not, and
he made his form into that of a woman with a lock of hair which became the
divine lock in Annu, and which became the strong and mighty one in this
temple; and it became the strong one of Annu, and it became the heir of
the heir of Ur-maat-f (_i.e._, the mighty one of the two eyes), and it
became before him the god Urma of Annu. I know the Souls of Annu, namely,
Ra, Shu, and Tefnut."
Of Knowing The Souls Of Khemennu
[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 18).]
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF KNOWING THE SOULS OF KHEMENNU (HERMOPOLIS). The
chancellor-in-chief, Nu, triumphant, saith:
"The goddess Neith shineth in Matchat, and the goddess Maat is carrie
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