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words unto the gods who are therein. If copies of these things be made according to the ordinances of the hidden house, and after the manner of that which is ordered in the hidden house, they shall act as magical protectors to the man who maketh them."

In the upper register are the following:--

I. Nine apes, who are described as "the gods who open the gates to the Great Soul,"

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. Their names are:--1. Un-ta,

. 2. Ba-ta,

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. 3. Maa-en-Rā,

. 4. Ȧbta,

. 5. Ȧbȧben,

. 6. Ȧken-ȧb,

. 7. Benth,

. 8. Ȧfȧ,

. 9. Tchertcheḥ,

.^[1] II. Twelve divine beings, who are described as the "goddesses who unfold the portals in the earth,"

N37A

. Their names are:--1. Qat-ā,

. 2. Nebt-meket,

. 3. Sekhit,

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. 4. Ȧment-urt,

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