Of Knowing The Souls Of The East

[From the Papyrus of Nu (British Museum No. 10,477, sheet 12).]

THE CHAPTER OF KNOWING THE SOULS OF THE EAST. The chancellor-in-chief, Nu,
triumphant, saith:

“I, even I, know the eastern gate of heaven—know its southern part is at
the Lake of Kharu and its northern part is at the canal of the
geese—whereout Rā cometh with winds which make him to advance. I am he who
is concerned with the tackle(?) [which is] in the divine bark, I am the
sailor who ceaseth not in the boat of Rā. I, even I, know the two
sycamores of turquoise between which Rā showeth himself when he strideth
forward over the supports of Shu(62) toward the gate of the lord of the
East through which Rā cometh forth. I, even I, know the Sektet-Aarru of
Rā, the walls of which are of iron. The height of the wheat therein is
five cubits, of the ears thereof two cubits, and of the stalks thereof
three cubits. The barley therein is [in height] seven cubits, the ears
thereof are three cubits, and the stalks thereof are four cubits. And
behold, the _Khu_s, each one of whom therein is nine cubits in height,
reap it near the divine Souls of the East. I, even I, know the divine
Souls of the East, that is to say, Heru-khuti (Harmachis), and the Calf of
the goddess Khera, and the Morning Star(63) [daily. A divine city hath
been built for me, I know it, and I know the name thereof; ‘Sekhet-Aarru’
is its name].”(64)