(245) 250 This N. comes to thee Nut; this N. comes to thee Nut. 250 He has thrown his father to the ground; he has left Horus behind him. 250 His two wings are grown as (those of) a falcon; (his) two feathers as (those of) a gmw-falcon. 250 His ba has brought him (here); his magic power has equipped him. 251 Thou openest thy place in heaven, among the stars of heaven; 251 thou art the only star, the companion of w; thou lookest down on Osiris, 251 as he commands the spirits. Thou standest there far from him. 251 Thou are not of them; thou shalt not be of them.

(4) Welcome, O Partridge! You who walk so graciously, and are content when you fly over the mountains of divine knowledge. Lift yourself up in joy and consider the benefits of the Way. Knock with the hammer on the door of the house of God; and humbly melt down the mountains of your pererse desires so that the camel can come out.

(7) And, I am the sweet fragrance in the earth, the brilliance in fire, life in all beings, and austerity in ascetics.

(4) Lifts the gay head, in snowy flowrets fair,

And plays and dances to the gentle air;

When lo! a whirlwind from high heav’n invades

(136) O Ether, Sun, and Spirit of the Moon, ye are the chiefs of the Air.

(531) 1254 To say: O ye two Kites who are on the wing of Thot, 1254 who are Whnnw.ti and Dndnw.ti, 1254 bring this (message) to N.; put him on that side. 1254 N. comes for life as messenger of Horus, the rapid one (or, in (his) service).

(51) 38 N., take to thyself the eye of Horus, which thou tastest. One dp.tloaf.

(6) Salutations, O Quail! When you hear in your spirit the alast of love, your body of desire replies, bale, with displeasure. Consume your body of desire as the ass of Christ, then, as the Messiah, enflame yourself with the love of the Creator. Burn this ass and take the bird of love, so that the Spirit of God may happily come to you.

(10) Of horses know Me to be Uchchaih-shravas, born of the amrita; of lordly elephants I am Airāvata, and of men I am the monarch.

(64) A certain goose pops his head out of his coop, And displays himself as a critic of the Masnavi, Saying, "This poem, the Masnavi, is childish; 'Tis but a story of the prophets, and so on. 'Tis not an account of the arguments and deep mysteries, Whereto holy men direct their attention; Concerning asceticism, and so on to self-annihilation, Step by step, up to communion with God; An explanation and definition of each several state, Whereto the men of heart ascend in their flight."

(39) 31 N., Take to thyself the eye of Horus, towards which he (Horus) runs; he brings it to thee; put it in thy mouth. 31 Three pellets of incense of the South; three pellets of incense of the North.

(1) "It came to pass then, when I saw the mystery of all these words in the vesture which was sent me, that straightway I clothed myself therewith, and I shone most exceedingly and soared into the height.

(488) 1048 To say: O N., (free) course is given to thee by Horus; 1048 thou art adorned as the only (unique) star in the sky. 1048 Thy two wings are grown as (those of) a falcon; great of breast 1048 like the gnw-falcon, whose descent was seen, after he had traversed the sky. 1049 Thou voyagest the b.w by the watercourse of R`-Harachte. 1049 Nut gives [to thee] her arm -------------- 1049 --------------------------------------------

(1) Another bird said to the Hoopoe: 'I believe that I have acquired for myself all the perfection that is possible, and I have acquired it by painful austerities. Since I have obtained here the result that I wish, it is difficult for me to set out for this place you speak of. Have you ever known anyone leave a treasure to go painfully wandering over the mountains, in the wilderness, and across the plains?'

The Hoopoe replied: 'O diabolical creature, full of conceit and self-pride! You who are sunk in egoism! You who have such an aversion to doing! You have been seduced by your imagination and you are now far from divine things. The body of desire has the upper hand of your spirit; the devil has stolen your brain. Pride has taken possession of you. The light you think you have in the Spiritual Way is only a flickering flame. Your taste for heavenly things is

imaginary. Do not let yourself be seduced by the glimmer which you see. So long as your body of desire confronts you, be aware of yourself. You must fight this enemy, sword in hand. When a false light shows itself from your body of desire you must look on it as the sting of a scorpion, for which you must use parsley. Do not despair because of the obscurity of the way which I shall show you, and because the light that you will see there will give you no pretension to be a companion of the sun. So long as you continue to live, O my dear, in the pride of life, your readings of books and your puny efforts are not worth an obol. Only when you give up this pride and vanity will you be able to leave this exterior life without regret. So long as you hold on to conceit and self-pride and the things of outer life, a hundred arrows of vexation will pierce you from every side.'

(388) 681 To say: Horus is risen; he escaped the combat-serpent. Behold N., 681 N. is Horus, who escaped the combat-serpent. Hurry; 681 --(as) no messenger is given to him, (and) his "boy" is taken away from him--(and say): 681 The serpent, "Fowling-with-the-phallus," 681 Horus has smashed its mouth with his foot (or, sole of his foot).

(138) 85 To say: Osiris N., take to thyself the eye of Horus, which he brought. 85 To say four times: For N., a lifting up of the offering, four times. One goose.

(9) Fools disregard Me when I assume a human form; for they are unaware of My higher nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings.

(2) This wind is honey for all things, and all things are honey for this wind. This shining, immortal Person who is in this wind, and, with reference to oneself, this shining, immortal Person who is breath — he is just this Soul, this Immortal, this Brahma, this All.

(64) 45a-b (Nt. 309). To say: Behold, take it to thyself. A dr-club. 65 (Sethe 65). 45C (Nt. 310). To say: Osiris N., he whom thou lovest is Horus. A r-club.

A certain falcon lost his way, and found himself in the waste places inhabited by owls. The owls suspected that he had come to seize their nests, and all surrounded him to make an end of him. The falcon assured them that he had no such design as they imputed to him, that his abode was on the wrist of the king, and that he did not envy their foul habitation. The owls replied that he was trying to deceive them, inasmuch as such a strange bird as he could not be a favorite of the king. The falcon repeated that he was indeed a favorite of the king, and that the king would assuredly destroy their houses if they injured him, and proceeded to give them some good advice on the folly of trusting to outward appearances. He said, "It is true I am not homogeneous with the king, but yet the king's light is reflected in me, as water becomes homogeneous with earth in plants. I am, as it were, the dust beneath the king's feet; and if you become like me in this respect, you will be exalted as I am. Copy the outward form you behold in me, and perchance you will reach the real substance of the king."