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THE BOOK OF THE DEAD: HE KNOWETH THE SOULS OF THE WEST, by                    
First Line: High on the mountain of sunrise where standeth the / temple of sebek
Last Line: "the lord of the mountain of sunset, and hathor, the / lady of evening"
Subject(s): Mythology - Egyptian;soul


HIGH on the Mountain of Sunrise where standeth the Temple of Sebek,
There lieth a serpent of flint and glistening plates of metal.
His name is The Dweller in Fire, and he is the foe of the Morning,
He stoppeth the Boat of Ra, and wrappeth the Boatman in slumber.
But he shall be held in restraint and the Boat of Ra sail onward,
Yea, I am the Man who restraineth the Serpent with mighty enchantment
And fettereth the foe of the Sunrise till Ra resume the horizon.
I, even I, have fettered him, and greeted the Souls of the West,
The Lord of the Mountain of Sunset, and Hathor, the Lady of Evening.





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