Legends of the Gods - The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations by E. A. Wallis Budge
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thou bringest forth the north wind at eventide, and wind from thy
nostrils to the satisfaction of thy heart. Thy heart flourisheth, and thou bringest forth the splendour of tchef food. [FN#132] A name of the Other World. [FN#133] i.e., the two Egypts, Upper and Lower. [FN#134] The Doubles of the beatified who are fed by Osiris in the Other World. [FN#135] Three Companies are distinguished: the gods of Heaven, the gods of Earth, and the gods of the Other World. [FN#136] The indestructible, immortal Spirit-soul as opposed to the Ba-soul or animal-soul. [FN#137] Here and in other places I have changed the pronoun of the third person into that of the second to avoid the abrupt changes of the original. The height of heaven and the stars [thereof] are obedient unto thee, and thou makest to be opened the great gates [of the sky]. Thou art the lord to whom praises are sung in the southern heaven, thou art he to whom thanks are given in the northern heaven. The stars which never |
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