Egyptian religious poetry

96 EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS POETRY

2 HYMN TO THE RED CROWN

Open the gates of the Horizon, withdraw the bolts, for he has come to thee, O Neith ; he has come to thee, O Flame ; he has come to thee, O Great One ; he has come to thee, O Great One of Spells. He is pure for thee for he fears thee. Yet art thou satisfied with him ; thou art satisfied with his purity, thou art satisfied with the words he speaks unto thee : “ How beautiful is thy face, happy, renewed, refreshed as when God, the Father of the gods, first fashioned thee.” He has come to thee, Great Lady of Spells. [p.t., Spr., 220]

Hail Neith-Crown ! Hail Yn-Crown! Hail Great Crown ! Hail Great one of Spells! Hail Flame! Grant that the fear of Wenis shall be like the fear of thee ; grant that the terror of Wenis shall be as the terror of thee; grant that the respect of Wenis shall be as the respect of thee ; grant that the love of Wenis shall be as the love of thee. Grant that his Staff shall lead the Living, and his Sceptre shall lead the Horizon-dwellers. Grant that his dagger shall be successful against his enemies. Hail Yn-Crown! Thou hast gone forth from him, and he goes forth with thee ! [p.t., Spr., 221]

3 HYMN TO THE PEAK OF THE WEST [This is one of the few hymns from the religion of the peasants.

It was written for (perhaps by) one of the workmen of the cemetery at Thebes and shows that the rocky peak which rises