# Books on Egypt and Chaldaea/Collection 5/Volume 20/The Second Division

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CHAPTER II.
THE SECOND DIVISION OF THE ṬUAT, WHICH IS CALLED URNES.
In the scene that illustrates the Second Division of the Ṭuat, which is passed through by the Sun-god
The Boat of Ȧf in the Second Hour.
The Boat of the Full Moon.
The ends of the second boat likewise terminate in
The Boat of the goddess Hathor.
The Boat of the Lizard-god.
The Boat of the Grain-god Neper
In the upper register are:--
Second Hour. Upper register. Gods Nos. 1-7.
All the above gods are in mummied form, and occupy chairs of state.
Second Hour. Upper Register. Gods nos. 8-15.
​and the upper half of a serpent called Meṭ-en-Ȧsȧr, i.e., "staff of Osiris."
16-18. Three goddesses, each of whom has a sceptre in her left hand, and a uraeus on her head; their names
Second Hour. Upper Register. Gods Nos. 16-21
5--7. Three gods, each holding an ear of wheat in
Second Hour. Lower Register. Gods Nos. 1--8.
Second Hour. Lower Register. Gods Nos. 9--15.
Second Hour. Lower Register. Gods Nos. 16--22.
The text referring to the gods in the upper register reads:--
"[Those who are in this picture] praise this great god after he hath come forth to them, and behold, it is their words which lead him to them; they lament when he hath passed onwards, having spoken words to them. Behold, these gods are they who make the words of those who are upon earth to reach [the god], and it is they who make souls to approach their forms. Their work consisteth in causing to come into being the offerings of the night, and in performing the ​overthrow [of enemies] at their hour. It is they who guard the day, and who bring on the night until this great god cometh forth from out of the thick darkness to repose in this Court of the eastern horizon of heaven. They cry out in lamentation to this great god, and they utter wailings for him after he hath passed by them. Those who know them shall come forth by day, and he shall be able to journey during the night to the divisions of the great double city."
The texts which describe the duties of the gods in the lower register read:--
“[Those who are in this picture give unto this great god the seasons] and the years which are in their hands. When this great god hath made speech with them, they answer him, and they have life through the voice of this great god, and their throats draw in breath, for when he crieth to them he ordereth them what they are to do, and he appointeth to them green herbs in abundance in their field. And they supply with the green herbs of Urnes the gods who are in the following of Rā, and they make offerings of water to the spirits by the command of this great god, and they kindle flames of fire in order to burn up the enemies of Rā, and there is wailing to them, and they lament after this great god hath passed them by. Ȧm-nebȧui is the guardian of this Field; whosoever knoweth [this] is in the condition of a spirit equipped with [words of power], and [the gods] protect [him].” ​The five lines of text which contain the address of the gods to Rā, and the answer of the god, read:--
* ↑ Var.
* ↑ The sarcophagus of Nectanebus gives
* ↑ . Ibid.
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