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apparel which they wear,* 1 the white linen and sandals ;3 he is clothed in white,3
and “ he goeth to the great lake in the midst of the Field of Peace whereon the
“ great gods sit; and these great and never failing gods give unto him [to eat] of
“ the tree of life of which they themselves do eat ^
that he likewise may live.”4 The bread which he eats never decays
and his beer never grows stale.5 He eats of the “ bread of eternity ” and
drinks of the “ beer of everlastingness ” which the gods eat and drink ;6 and he
nourishes himself upon that bread which the Eye of Horus has shed upon the
branches of the olive tree.7 He suffers neither hunger nor thirst like the gods
Shu and Tefnut, for he is filled with the bread of wheat of which Horus himseh
has eaten ; and the four children of Horus, Hapi, Tuamautef, Qebhsennuf and
Amset, have appeased the hunger of his belly and the thirst of his lips.8 He
abhors the hunger which he cannot satisfy, and he loathes the thirst which he
cannot slake ;9 but he is delivered from the power of those who would steal away
his food.10 He is washed clean, and his ka is washecl clean, and they eat breacl
together for ever.11 He is one of the four children of Horus who live on right
and truth,13 and they give him his portion of the food with which they have been
so abundantly supplied by the god Seb that they have never yet known what it is
to himger. He goes round about heaven even as they do, and he partakes of
their food of figs and wine.13
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JM Q Tl 2 Recueil de Travaux, t. v., p. 190 (1. 180).
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t. V., p. 163 (1. 408).
3 Ibid., t. iv., p. 45 (1. 394)
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and t. vii., p. 167 (1. 442).
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t. vii., p. 160 (1. 390).
7 Ibid., t. iii., p. 199 (1. 200).
9 Ibid., t. iii., p. 199 (1. 195 f.).
11 Ibid., t. v., p. 167 (1. 66).
4 Ibid., t. vii., p. 165 (1. 430).
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8 Ibid., t. v., p. 10 (1. 54 ff.).
10 Ibid., t. iv., p. 48 (1. 429).
12 Ibid., t. viii., p. 106 (1. 673).
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6 —•*— ^ [j ^ !| • kbid., t. viii., p 110 (1. 692).
INTRODUCTIOX.
apparel which they wear,* 1 the white linen and sandals ;3 he is clothed in white,3
and “ he goeth to the great lake in the midst of the Field of Peace whereon the
“ great gods sit; and these great and never failing gods give unto him [to eat] of
“ the tree of life of which they themselves do eat ^
that he likewise may live.”4 The bread which he eats never decays
and his beer never grows stale.5 He eats of the “ bread of eternity ” and
drinks of the “ beer of everlastingness ” which the gods eat and drink ;6 and he
nourishes himself upon that bread which the Eye of Horus has shed upon the
branches of the olive tree.7 He suffers neither hunger nor thirst like the gods
Shu and Tefnut, for he is filled with the bread of wheat of which Horus himseh
has eaten ; and the four children of Horus, Hapi, Tuamautef, Qebhsennuf and
Amset, have appeased the hunger of his belly and the thirst of his lips.8 He
abhors the hunger which he cannot satisfy, and he loathes the thirst which he
cannot slake ;9 but he is delivered from the power of those who would steal away
his food.10 He is washed clean, and his ka is washecl clean, and they eat breacl
together for ever.11 He is one of the four children of Horus who live on right
and truth,13 and they give him his portion of the food with which they have been
so abundantly supplied by the god Seb that they have never yet known what it is
to himger. He goes round about heaven even as they do, and he partakes of
their food of figs and wine.13
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JM Q Tl 2 Recueil de Travaux, t. v., p. 190 (1. 180).
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t. V., p. 163 (1. 408).
3 Ibid., t. iv., p. 45 (1. 394)
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and t. vii., p. 167 (1. 442).
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t. vii., p. 160 (1. 390).
7 Ibid., t. iii., p. 199 (1. 200).
9 Ibid., t. iii., p. 199 (1. 195 f.).
11 Ibid., t. v., p. 167 (1. 66).
4 Ibid., t. vii., p. 165 (1. 430).
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8 Ibid., t. v., p. 10 (1. 54 ff.).
10 Ibid., t. iv., p. 48 (1. 429).
12 Ibid., t. viii., p. 106 (1. 673).
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6 —•*— ^ [j ^ !| • kbid., t. viii., p 110 (1. 692).