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15. The god HETCHEFU.
16. The god THATH-NETERU, in mummied form, holding a sceptre in one hand and a knife in the
other.
17. A chamber, with an opening under the roof, through which a snake, which stands on its tail outside
it, belches fire; under a vaulted covering is an "image," of Ra, in the form of the hind-quarters of a lion.
The chamber is called HET-TUAU-RA.
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18. A similar chamber, with an "image" of RA in the form of a hawk's wing; the name of the chamber is
HET-STAU-KHER-AHA.
19. A similar chamber, with an "image" of RA in the form of a human head; the name of the chamber is
HET-TEMTET-RA. The texts read:
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(Left) Het-temtet-Ra. (Center) Het-stau-kher-aha. (Right) Het-tuau-Ra
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In the lower register are:--
1. The god HENTI (?), crocodile-headed, and in a seated position, but without a throne.
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Hem. Ahi. [Em-nu-ur.] Henti
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2. The god EM-NU-UR, crocodile-headed, or ape-headed.
3. The god AHI.
4. The god HEM.
5. The god NETCH-ATEF.
6. The god ANKH-HRA.
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7. The god MET-HRA.
8. The god NETCHTI.
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Netchti. Met-hra. Ankh-hra. Netch-atef
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9-12. Four goddesses, each in a seated position, but without a throne; the first is called ANTHETH,
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Sehith. Hemt. Henhenith. Antheth
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the second HENHENITH, the third HEMT, and the fourth SEHITH.
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The text which refers to these reads:
"The Majesty of this great god saith unto these gods:--O ye gods who dwell in the Tuat, and who are in
the following of the lord of the beings who are in the Tuat, who stand up and sit down in Nu, who dwell
in your Field, O ye gods who
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send forth light, and who make to stand up your bodies, and O ye goddesses who sit down in the
following of the SCARAB in the place where are his bodies in the Tuat, O ye who live on your . . . . . .,
whose hearts live on their food, who send forth light in the darkness which surroundeth you, who have
the mastery over your Red Crowns, who partake in content of the offerings made to you, let them travel
in my following, let my soul be with me, let me rest (or, unite myself) to my bodies, and let me pass by
you in peace. These gods hear the voice of Ra every day, and they have their life through his voice. The
work which they have to do in the Tuat is to convey along souls, and to accompany the shades of the
dead
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"The Serpent Am-khu and the heads of the Four Children of Horus."
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and to make provisions for spirits, [and to find for them] water."
13. The monster serpent AM-KHU, with his head raised from the ground, and the symbol of "life" under
his head. Out of the crest of each of the four undulations of his body springs a bearded head, and the
four heads are those of the children of Horus--MESTHA, HAPI, TUAMUTEF, and QEBH-SENNU-F,
The text which refers to the serpent reads: "This serpent is himself invisible to this great god, but these
forms (i.e., the heads of the four children of Horus) have their being in his folds, and they hear the voice
of this great god every day. The work which he doeth in the Tuat is to devour the shades of the dead, and
to eat up the spirits of the enemies [of Ra], and to overthrow [those who are hostile to him] in the Tuat."
14. The god KAI.
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15. The god MENI.
16. The god ANN-RET.
17. The god URT. Each of these four gods is
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Urt. Ann-ret. Meni. Kai
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in a sitting position, but has no throne whereon to sit.
18. A company of nine serpents, each of which belches fire from its mouth and is armed with a huge
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The serpents of a company of gods
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knife; only the heads and upper parts of the bodies of these serpents are visible. Their names are
TA-THENEN, TEM, KHEPERA, SHU, SEB,
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ASAR, HERU, APU, and HETEPIU. The text which refers to the four gods and the nine
serpents reads:--
"Saith the Majesty of this great god to these gods:--O ye who make yourselves to be standing up although
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ye are seated, ye who are in motion although ye are at rest, ye whose souls come into being, ye who are
united to your shades, who lift up your feet and who move onwards by your thighs, unite ye yourselves to
your flesh, and let not your members be fettered. They have their life through the voice of this great god
every day, and the work which they do is to watch the two comings of the god Khuti."
Concerning the nine serpents it is said:--
"The Majesty of this great god speaketh words to these male gods who are at the head of this city:--"Hail,
O nine forms of the divine spirits, whose faces are of flames, who are provided with your knives, burn ye
up the enemies of Khepera, hack in pieces their shades, for ye are the warders of the Hidden Flesh,
which is made of Nu, your habitation, for it is ye who dwell in the Water of TA-THENEN, and it is for
you that the magical powers of Khepera come into being. They have their means of living from the word
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