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(treasury), and of the inundation. (?) Saotou, justified son of.. ..
of the priest of Sate, mistress of Eianlio Iohmos or Am osis justified,
child of the lady of the house Taisaenonkh, approach to thee thy
sister Isis, rejoice thou to thy beloved, &c.: may she give passage

to thy breath, may she......may she regulate thee, probing for

thee thy faults, Osirian, &c, do not grieve for ever and ever."

At the end of the lid the goddess Isis is represented seated
on her legs, having on her head a throne, stretching out her
hands and arms, to which are attached M ings, holding in one hand
a symbol of life, in the other a small mast and sail—-emblem of
passage, or transmigration.

The left side, corresponding in arrangement to the right, repre-
sents the deceased standing, holding the small statue of truth, in
offering to a train of deities; the hieroglyphics ^before contain
the titles, name, and genealogy of the deceased ; and in the field,
it is stated, that ' he gives truth.' The first deity of the train is the
god Re, RA,or Pure,hawk-headed, having on his head the urajated
disc of the sun, holding in his left hand the gom, and in the other
the symbol of life. The hieroglyphics belonging to this division,
are " The address of Ra, lord of the two worlds, the great
God, lord of the heaven. I illuminate the body of the Osirian,
Saotou, like the soul of the sun, in the abode of glory (stars); I
grant illumination in the orbit, let him be not troubled, for ever
and ever." 2. The god To, or Tore, having on his head the scara-
ba;us, one of the solar types : the text here contains " The address
of Tore: I give adoration (?) to the Osirian, &c, together with the

guardian of my arms, I ...... him with the servants of the

sun. Oh, Osirian ! " &c. 3. Anums, jackal-headed, " The
address of Anubis, the director of the embalming. I have
come to thee, Osirian, &c.: I suspend for thee thy arms:
I subdue for thee thy limbs." (?) 4. Taut, Thout, or Thoth,
ibis-headed; the hieroglyphics in this division contain "The
address of Taut, the lord of Shmoun, the pure god, Osirian!
&c.: I accord that thy name be established in the divine writings
for ever: thou shalt be before (?) the Tot gods, abiding with
and accompanying Osiris." 5. Nbith, having upon her head the
lower part of the pshent called the tosltr, or red cap: "The

address of Neith, the greater mother goddess. I ............

the south and north................be not afflicted for ever!"

6. The goddess Selk, having upon her head a scorpion, her
distinctive emblem. " The address of Selk, I give good offering
to the Osirian, &c.; I shew him to the other gods, guardians of