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the tomb of Rameses II., we see that we must divide them as above. Mr. Goodwin made an
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attempt to transcribe and translate a part of the texts, but as he considered them to form only one
inscription we cannot accept his rendering. M. Lefébure has made translations of both texts, and they
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read :--
I. "They, they hide those which are in the state of the elect. They the country [belonging to them, is Ameh
in the land. Behold, these are they whose heads issue. What a mystery is their appearance, [the
appearance] of your images!"
II. "The examination of the words takes place, and he strikes down wickedness, he who has a just heart,
he who bears the words in the scales, in the divine place of the examination of the mystery of mysteries
of the spirits. The god who rises has made his infernal [companions] all."
For purposes of comparison, the versions of the texts from the tomb of Rameses VI., as given by
Champollion (Monuments , pl. 252) are given. It will be noted that a part of the line immediately over the
head of Osiris, given in different places in the latter scene, is immediately in front of the double crown of
Osiris, and is immediately in front of the sceptre of the god.
Footnotes
160:1 "Têtes de gazelles" (Champollion, Monuments , tom. ii., p. 495).
161:1 Sharp, Inscriptions , part ii., pl. 9.
162:1 See Goodwin, Aeg. Zeit., 1873, p. 138; Renouf, ibid., 1874, p. 101; and Champollion,
Monuments, pl. 272.
162:2 Lefébure renders, "O ye who bring the word just or false to me, he, Thoth, examines the words"
(Records of the Past , vol. x., p. 114).
163:1 The diver [when] this god rises, he gives up [the pig] to the plagues" (Lefébure, op. cit., p. 114).
164:1 See also Champollion, Monuments, tom. ii., p. 490.
166:1 Records of The Past , vol. x., p. 114.
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE GATE OF SET-EM-MAAT-F.
THE SIXTH DIVISION OF THE TUAT--continued.
THE pylon which gives access to the SIXTH DIVISION of the Tuat has already been described. The
monster serpent which stands on his tail and guards the gateway is called SET-EM-MAAT-F, and the two
lines of text which refer to his admission of Ra read:--
"He who is over this door openeth to Ra. SA saith to SET-EM-MAAT-F:--'Open thy gate to Ra, unfold
thy doors to KHUTI, that he may send light into the thick darkness, and may make his radiance illumine
the hidden habitation.' This door is shut after this great god hath passed through it, and there is
lamentation to those who are in this gateway when they hear this door close upon them" (see p. 169 ).
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The scenes and texts which illustrate the Sixth Division of the Tuat cannot be obtained in a complete
state from the sarcophagus of Seti I., and recourse must therefore be had to other documents. In the
following pages, however, the fragments of the texts and scenes from the sarcophagus are first given, and
these are followed by the complete texts as they are found in the tomb of Rameses VI., as published by
Monsieur E. Lefébure in the third volume of the Mémoires of the French Archæological Mission at Cairo.
The fragmentary texts and scenes from the sarcophagus of Seti I. may be thus described:--
In the middle register are:--
1. Two of the four gods of the Tuat whose duty it is to tow along the boat of the Sun through this
Division.
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The Serpent Set-em-maat-f
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2. The god TEM, in the form of an aged man, with bent shoulders, and leaning on a staff.
3. The jackal-headed standard called Ra, to which are tied two "enemies," who probably represent the
damned.
4. The two UTCHATS, which appear to be keeping watch on the "enemies."
5. The jackal-headed standard called TEM, with two "enemies" tied to it.
6. A mummied form, with projecting elbows, called AFAT.
7. The jackal-headed standard called KHEPER, with two "enemies" tied to it.
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8. A mummied form, with projecting elbows, called, or MET .
9. The jackal-headed standard called SHU, with two "enemies" tied to it.
10. A mummied form, with projecting elbows, called SENT.
11. The jackal-headed standard called SEB, with two "enemies" tied to it.
12. A mummied form, with projecting elbows, called AQA-SA.
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13. The jackal-headed standard called SAR, (Osiris).
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14. A mummied form, with projecting elbows, called AA-KHER (?) .
15. The jackal-headed standard called HERU.
16. A god holding a sceptre called SHEF-HRA.
The text which refers to the above-mentioned gods reads:--
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