Nov.7] SOCIETYOF BIBLICAL ARCHEOLOGY. [1893,
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' , that at their triumphantcourse
throughthe tunnels the bones of the Akeru godsquake.
- The god of the Hennu Bark,41- t^S "^X ^ ^*, he who
residesin the Q Ml *[>fshipreferredto in chapter I. The god
of this ship is commonly namedSekaru in the texts, but Hennu is
alsoone of the names of Horus. On the connection betweenthe
two names see Teta, line270.
- King Septa l—+\ 1 °f the 1st dynasty, who has been
identifiedwiththe Usaphais of Manetho.
Theotheraccountof the discovery of the chapter is thus de
scribedin the rubric of the second recension.
Thischapterwas discoveredat Hermopolisupona slab of alabaster,
inscribedin blue, underthe feetof this god [Osiris], at the time of King
Menkara,the victorious, by the royal princeHortatdf,whenhe was
journeyingforthe purpose of inspecting the temples ....* and he
carriedoff the slab in the royal chariot,whenhe saw whatwason it.
The rubricfarther prescribesthat a scarab of hard stoneen
circledand purified withgoldt should be placed uponthe place of
the heart of the deceased, andthatthe ' words of power ' contained
in the 30th chapter, " Heart mineof my mother," etc.,shouldbe
repeated. Thegoldleafor plate has been foundon some scarabs,
but has disappeared fromnearlyall.
The' Ritualof Parma,' whichspeaksof two metals, T vb\ ' '
smu,andsilver(thelatterfor the rim), directsthatthe scarab should
be put at the throat of the deceased. Accordingto this authority it
was the 30th chapter,not the 64th, whichwas discovered by Prince
Hortatafin his inspectorial tour.
* There is no certainty aboutthe text of the next few words.
+ I understand by this that the gold is intended to keep the scarabfree from
defilement.
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