Egyptian religious poetry

II. THE PHARAOH (a) As the Divine King BIRTH OF THE KING

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He is born in the night! Come! He is born! Ye conceived in the day, ye were pregnant, ye bore him who was in the egg. Behold him whom ye have borne! Behold him whom ye have borne! He is joyful as Chief of the Duat, the hearts of the gods are glad over him since they have seen him as a young child. [p.t., Spr., 408]

2

Tutne are the Mighty Ones who encircle Ré, the ancestors of the Morning Star. Thou art born at thy months like the Moon. Ré shines upon thee from the horizon, and the Neversetting Stars follow thee. Those who belong to the going forth of Ré approach thee. Thou art pure, thou goest to Ré, Heaven shall not be void of thee for ever.

[p.t., Spr., 412]

3

He was born in the firmament, before the sky existed, before

the earth existed, before the hills existed, before the quarrels

existed, before the fear on account of the Eye of Horus existed,

He is the One of that Great Divine Company, he who was

born in front of Heliopolis. [p.r., Spr., 486] 67