(534) 1264 To say by Horus: May Geb make an offering. 1264 Be gone, flee (thou) whom Horus guards, whom Set protects; 1264 be gone, flee, (thou) whom Osiris guards, whom Hrti protects; 1265 be gone, flee, (thou) whom Isis guards, whom Nephthys protects; 1265 flee, chief, (thou) whom Mnti-'irti guards, whom Thot protects; 1265 be gone, flee (thou) whom the .tiw guard, whom the 'imi.w'iw.w protect. 1266 I have come; I have dedicated this house to N.; 1266 purer is this broad-hall than b.w; 12 66 at its door (or, entrance) is an obelisk; the door is double (i.e. with two leaves), and is sealed with two evil eyes. 1267 Let not Osiris come in this his evil coming; 1267 do not open to him thine arms. 1267 Let him be gone; let (him) go to Ndi.t; at once; let him be gone to `d. 1268 Let not Horus come in this his evil coming; 1268 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of Sp-'iri--s.w. 1268 Let him go to `np.t; at once; let him go to Ntr. 1269 Let not Set come in this his evil coming; 1269 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of s`. 1269 Let him go to dw.t; at once; let him go to n.t. 1270 If Mnti-'irti comes in this his evil coming; 1270 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of ns (driveller). 1270 Let him go to Ddnw-(him whom) they found in (the condition of) quaking; 1270 at once; let him go to m. 1271 If Thot comes in this his evil coming; 1271 do not open to him thine arms; that which is said to him is his name of "thou hast no mother." 1271 Let him go; let him be gone to his (?) two 'int.wi; let him go to Buto, to Hri-Dwti. 1272 If Isis comes in this her evil coming; 1272 do not open to her thine arms; that which is said to her is her name (of) "wide of w-t (evil-smelling)." 1272 Let her (lit. him) be gone; let her go to the houses of Mnw; 1272 at once; let her go to db.t, to the place where thou hast (she has) been struck. 1273 If Nephthys comes in this her evil coming; 1273 that which. is said to her is this her name of "substitute without vulva." 1273 Go thou to the house of eret, to the place where thou didst strike thy two `nn.twi (thighs?). 1274 If enemies come with those who are among the elders 1274 that which is said to them (lit. her) is this their (lit. her) name of Sp-s.w. 1274 Go to ---- tw.t. 1275 If N. comes with his ka; 1275 the mouth of his gods opens: "(If) he desires to descend to the [underworld, let him descend] 1275 to the place where there are gods." 1276 If N. comes with his ka, open thou thine arms to him; 1276 the mouth of his gods opens: "(If) he desires to ascend to heaven, let him ascend." 1277 I am come as judge; may Geb make offerings, and Atum. 1277 I consecrate this pyramid, this temple, to N. and to his ka; 1277 that which this pyramid, this temple, contains is for N. and for his ka; 1277 pure is this eye (pyramid enclosure) of Horus, 1278 O may it be pleasing to thee. He who puts his finger against this pyramid, this temple of N. and of his ka; 1278 he who will put his finger against the house of Horus in b.w, 1278 may Nephthys and Isis go against him -------- Geb. 1279 His case will be heard by the Ennead, 1279 he will be without support, his house will be without support; 1279 he is accursed; he is one who eats his (own) body. 27. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,

(610) 1710 To say: Wake up for Horus; stand up before Set; 1710 raise thyself up, eldest son of Geb, 1710 before whom the Two Enneads tremble. 1711 (The keeper) of the palace stands up before thee, so that the three beginnings (of the divisions of the year) may be celebrated for thee. 1711 Thou dawnest on the (first of the) month; thou purifiest thyself on the day of the new-moon. 1711 The great mni.t (-stake) mourns for him, 1711 as for "Thee who standest without being tired," who resides in Abydos. 1712 Earth, hear that which the gods have spoken, what Horus says as he spiritualizes his father, 1712 like Horus- and like Min (or, Amn), 1712 like Seker who is at the head of Pdw-s. 1713 The earth speaks to thee: "The door of Aker is open for thee; the double doors of Geb are open for thee. 1713 Thou goest forth at the voice (of Anubis), for he has spiritualized thee, 1713 like Thot, (or) like Anubis, prince of the court of justice (or, divine court), 1714 that thou mayest judge, that thou mayest lean upon the Two Enneads, 1714 who are between the two sceptres, in this thy dignity of spirit, commanded by the gods to be in thee. 1715 If thou goest, Horus goes; if thou speakest, Set speaks; 1715 if thy step be hindered, the step of the gods will be hindered. 1716 Thou approachest the lake; thou advancest to the t wr, the Thinite nome; 1716 thou passest through Abydos, in this thy dignity of spirit., commanded by the gods to be in thee. 1717 A ramp is trodden for thee to the D.t to the place where is. 1717 The ox of heaven seizes thine arm; 1717 thou nourishest thyself with the food of the gods. 1718 The odour of Ddwn is on thee, the Upper Egyptian Youth, who is come from Nubia; 1718 he gives thee the incense wherewith the gods cense themselves. 1719 The two children (twins?) of the king of Lower Egypt have given birth to thee-- 1719 (they) who are on (his) head, (he) the lord of the great crown. 1719 R` calls to thee out of the 'iskn of heaven, 1719 as the jackal (god), nome-governor (of the Bows), the Two Enneads, 1719 as Horus who presides over his, abode (or thigh-offering). 1719 He appoints thee as the morning star (lit. god of the morning) in the midst of the Marsh of Reeds. 1720 The portal of heaven is open for thee towards the horizon; 1720 the heart of the gods rejoice at thy approach, 1720 as a star which ferries over the ocean which is under the underpart of Nut, 1720 in this, thy dignity issuing from the mouth of R`. 1721 Thou sittest upon this thy firm throne, like the Great One who is in Heliopolis; 1721 thou leadest the spirits (spiritualized ones); thou satisfiest the imperishable stars. 1722 Thine abundance is in that herb in which the gods, abound, 1722 and on which the spirits nourish themselves; 1722 thine eyes are opened by the earth, thy limbs are gathered up by the lord of (bw.t) the rebel city. 1723 Raise thyself up (like) nti-m (chief of Letopolis), 1723 when the great bread and this wine-like water were given to him. 1723 The 'im-trees serve thee, the nb-tree, bows its head to thee; 1723 a royal offering will be given to thee, such as Anubis will do for thee. 46. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,

(16) The essay published in French by Alexandre Lenoir in 1809, while curious and original, contains little real information on the Tablet, which the author seeks to prove was an Egyptian calendar or astrological chart. As both Montfaucon and Lenoir--in fact all writers on the subject since 1651--either have based their work upon that of Kircher or have been influenced considerably by him, a careful translation has been made of the latter's original article (eighty pages of seventeenth century Latin). The double-page plate at the beginning of this chapter is a faithful reproduction made by Kircher from the engraving in the Museum of Hieroglyphics. The small letters and numbers used to designate the figures were added by him to clarify his commentary and will be used for the same purpose in this work.

(601) 1660 To say: O Great Ennead, who are in Heliopolis, make N. endure; 1660 make this pyramid of N. endure, and this his temple, for ever and ever, 1660 as the name of Atum, chief of the Great Ennead, endures. 1661 As the name of Shu, lord of the upper mn.t in Heliopolis, endures, 1661 so may the name of N. endure, 1661 so may this his pyramid endure, and this his temple, likewise, for ever and ever. 1662 As the name of Tefnut, lady of the lower mn.t in Heliopolis, is established, 1662 so may the name of N. be established, 1662 so may this pyramid be established, likewise, for ever and ever. 1663 As the name of Geb, even the soul of the earth, endures, 1663 so may the name of N. endure, 1663 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1663 so may this his temple endure, likewise, even for ever and ever. 1664 As the name of Nut, in the encircled mansion in Heliopolis, endures, 1664 so may the name of N. endure, 1664 so may this his pyramid endure, 1664 so may this his temple endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 1665 As the name of Osiris, in Abydos, endures, 1665 so may the name of N. endure, 1665 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1665 so may this his temple endure, likewise, even for ever and ever. 1666 As the name of Osiris, as First of the Westerners, endures, 1666 so may the name of N. endure, 1666 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1666 so may this his temple endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 1667 As the name of Set, in Ombos, endures, 1667 so may the name of N. endure, 1667 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1667 so may this his temple endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 1668 As the name of Horus endures, in Buto, 1668 so may the name of N. endure, 1668 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1668 so may this his temple endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 1669 As the name of R`, on the horizon, endures, 1669 so may the name of N. endure, 1669 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1669 so may this his temple endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 1670 As the name of Mnti-'irti, of Letopolis, is established, 1670 so may the name of N. endure, 1670 so may this his pyramid endure, 1670 so may this temple of N. endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 1671 As the name of Wd.t, in Buto, endures, 1671 so may the name of N. endure, 1671 so may this pyramid of N. endure, 1671 so may this his temple endure, likewise, for ever and ever. 42. TEXTS OF MISCELLANEOUS CONTENTS,