LITERATURE OP GNOSTIC WISDOM 151The powers began to create:
The first one, goodness, created a soul of bone.
The second, forethought, created a soul of sinew.
The third, divinity, created a soul of flesh.
The fourth, lordship, created a soul of marrow.
The fifth, kingdom, created a soul of blood.
The sixth, jealousy, created a soul of skin.
The seventh, understanding, created a soul of hair.
The throng of angels stood by and received these seven psychical sub-
stances from the authorities^56 in order to create a network of limbs and trunk,
with all the parts properly arranged.
The first one, who is Raphao, began by creating the head,
Abron created the skull,^57
Meniggesstroeth created the brain,
Asterechme the right eye,
Thaspomocha the left eye,
Yeronumos the right ear,
Bissoum the left ear,
Akioreim the nose,
Banen-Ephroum the lips,
Amen the teeth,
Ibikan the molars,
Basiliademe the tonsils,
Achcha the uvula,
Adaban the neck,
Chaaman the vertebrae,
Dearcho the throat,
Tebar the right shoulder,
N the left shoulder,
Mniarchon the right elbow,
e the left elbow,
Abitrion the right underarm,
Euanthen the left underarm,
Krus the right hand,
- Or "and these seven psychical substances were taken by the authorities."
- Or "The first one began by creating the head, Eteraphaope-Abron created the skull."