y shall see Thy Majesty as a lord of shining splendour when
thou shinest before them in my likeness!
"II.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush those of the
country of Asia, to break the heads of the people of Lotanu,--I grant
thee that they may see Thy Majesty, clothed in thy panoply, when thou
seizest thy arms, in thy war-chariot.
"III.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush the land of the
East, and invade those who dwell in the provinces of Tonutir,--I grant
that they may see Thy Majesty as the comet which rains down the heat of
its flame and sheds its dew.
"IV.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush the land of the
West, so that Kafiti and Cyprus shall be in fear of thee,--I grant that
they may see Thy Majesty like the young bull, stout of heart, armed with
horns which none may resist.
"V.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush those who are in
their marshes, so that the countries of Mitanni may tremble for fear of
thee,--I grant that they may see Thy Majesty like the crocodile, lord of
terrors, in the midst of the water, which none can approach.
"VI.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush those who are in
the isles, so that the people who live in the midst of the Very-Green
may be reached by thy roaring,--I grant that they may see Thy Majesty
like an avenger who stands on the back of his victim.
"VII.--I am come, to grant that thou mayest crush the Tihonu, so that
the isles of the Utanatiu may be in the power of thy souls,--I grant
that they may see Thy Majesty like a spell-weaving lion, and that thou
mayest make corpses of them in the midst of their own valleys.*
"VIII.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush the ends of the
earth, so that the circle which surrounds the ocean may be grasped in
thy fist,--I grant that they may see Thy Majesty as the sparrow-hawk,
lord of the wing, who sees at a glance all that he desires.
"IX.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush the peoples who
are in their "duars," so that thou mayest bring the Hiru-shaitu into
captivity,--I grant that they may see Thy Majesty like the jackal of the
south, lord of swiftness, the runner who prowls through the two lands.
"X.--I am come, to grant thee that thou mayest crush the nomads, so that
the Nubians as far as the land of Pidit are in thy grasp,--I grant that
they may see Thy Majesty like unto thy two brothers Horus and Sit, whose
arms I have joined in or
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