. The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt . sms^jgjm^gE^g c^as?^ IS. ;;;:-Bon^>2SiiSi Sl!Jl3^1H5N!:Smj3f^p5j 8o NOTES FOR TRAVELLERS IN EGYPT. lady of Amenta, [g]YJ^; ^l^^iand Sa ^^i Jn. Upon the beam of the scales is the dog- headed ape Jj, the companion or attendant of Thoth, the scribe of the gods. The god Anubis, jackal-headed,is kneeling to examine the indicator of the balance, whichis suspended from a projection made in the form of p. Theinscription above the head of Anubis reads :— Saith hewho is in the abode of the dead, Turn thy face, O just andrighteous weigher [who weighest] the
. The Nile. Notes for travellers in Egypt . sms^jgjm^gE^g c^as?^ IS. ;;;:-Bon^>2SiiSi Sl!Jl3^1H5N!:Smj3f^p5j 8o NOTES FOR TRAVELLERS IN EGYPT. lady of Amenta, [g]YJ^; ^l^^iand Sa ^^i Jn. Upon the beam of the scales is the dog- headed ape Jj, the companion or attendant of Thoth, the scribe of the gods. The god Anubis, jackal-headed,is kneeling to examine the indicator of the balance, whichis suspended from a projection made in the form of p. Theinscription above the head of Anubis reads :— Saith hewho is in the abode of the dead, Turn thy face, O just andrighteous weigher [who weighest] the heart in the balance,to stablish it. Facing Anubis, the god of the dead, stands Anis Luck or Destiny, Shai T^T^QO, and above is a human-headed object resting upon a pylonwhich is supposed to be connected with the place where hewas born. Behind these stand the goddesses Meskhenet jjj I <§={ and Renenet /wwna^^lL, who were the deities who presided over the birth and education of chil-dren. Near these is the soul of Ani in the form of a human-headed bird /|\ ,
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