Jan.9] PROCEEDINGS. [1894.The SevenDivineMasters, ^\ fln! or I "^\ fl H 1 <& i *Thegodis said, accordingto the different readings,to pierce
" through the Vail " or " through whatis upon the Vail."
It will be remembered that the Hebrew Holyof Holies was
separatedfromthe Sanctuary by a curtain uponwhichthe figures of
Cherubimwerewoven,thatbeforethe curtain of the Holy of Holies
stood the altar upon which incensewas offered eachmorn and
evening,and that in sin-offerings the priest sprinkledbloodseven
timesbeforethe Vail of the Sanctuary.
werethe offspring of Mehurit, andassumedthe form of Hawks,t
Theywerethe inventors andpatrons of all the arts and sciences,
andtheyassistedThothin composition andin the measurement of
the earth. See references in Brugsch's article,Zeits.,1872,p. 6.
Theyare, I believe, to be identified, like the Seven Rishisof the
laterSanskritliterature,withthe seven starsof the Great Bear. In
this conception the Polar star is represented by Thoth.- The Syntbel of Lifeand the Sceptre, the .¥. and 1.
- Brute Force"r^jS^, see chapter 57, note 5.
CHAPTER LXII.Chapterwhereby one cometh forth by day and passeth through the
Ammehit.(1)Hailto you, ye Lords of Rule, (2) devoid of Wrong, whoare
livingfor ever, and whose secularperiodis Eternity. (3) I make my
waytowardsyou. Letme be glorified through my attributes ; let
me prevail through my Words of Power, and let me be rated
accordingto my merit.
Deliverme from the Crocodile (4) of this Land of Rule.
Let me have a mouth wherewith I may speak, and let my
oblationsbe placed beforeyou ; because I know you,and I know
yournames: and I know the name of that great god to whose
nostrilsye present delicacies: Tekmu is his name. Andwhether
he maketh his way from the Eastern Horizon of Heaven, or
* In the Prissi Papyrusthis word is to be understood of a scholar or sage,
whosewordis of authority.
t They havehumanheadson the Louvre SarcophagusD. 7.
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