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EVEN AS THE SUN
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Thy foes are subdued, there is not one remaining.
Lo, I am with thee; I shall protect thy limbs for ever, eternally.

Behold now, Isis speaketh,—
Praised be An[1]; thou shinest upon us from heaven every day,
Yet can we not behold thy beams.
Tehuti[2] protecteth thee, he causeth thy soul to be established within the Maadet boat,[3] by the power of thy name of "Iah"!
Come to me; for I would behold thee and thy beauties by means of the Uazit eye,—[4]
By the power of thy name of "Lord of the six festivals"!
Thy royal attendants are by thy side, nor go they forth from thee;
Thou takest possession of heaven by the greatness of thy terrors, and by the power of thy name of "Prince of the fifteen festivals"!
Thou shinest upon us like Ra, the lord—
Glow thou above us like Tum.
Gods and men live when beholding thee—shine thou upon us;
Brighten thou the two lands;[5]

The two horizons are fitted for thy pathways.

  1. The sun god.
  2. Thoth, God of Wisdom.
  3. Sunset boat.
  4. Magic eye of Osiris—bringing health and happiness to wearer.
  5. Upper and Lower Egypt.