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Chap. LXVI . THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY . From the Papyrus of Amen-em-heb

Vignette : In the only papyrus known to contain this Chapter it has no
vignette .

Text : (I) THE CHAPTER OF COMING FORTH BY DAY . The
scribe Mahu saith :-

"I have knowledge . I was conceived by (2) the goddess Sekhet,
"and the goddess Neith gave birth to me, I am Horus, and [I
"have] (3) come forth from the Eye of Horus . I am Uatchit
"who came forth from Horus . I am Horus and I fly up (f)
"and perch myself upon the forehead of Ra in the bows of his
"boat which is in heaven ."
The Source: The Book oDead, the Chapters of Coming Forth by Day
Translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge, Litt.D., D.Lit
London, 1898.

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