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LITURGY OF FUNERAL OFFERINGS

Thy Tet shall advance with thy Ka.
Hail, Unȧs!
The arm of thy Ka is before thee.
Hail, Unȧs!
The arm of thy Ka is behind thee.
Hail, Unȧs!
The leg of thy Ka is before thee.
Hail, Unȧs!
The leg of thy Ka is behind thee.
O Osiris Unȧs! I have given unto thee the Eye

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The Sem priest carrying the censer of burning incense.

of Horus, and thy face is filled therewith, and the perfume of the Eye of Horus is to thee.”

This formula begins with an address to the statue, or mummy, which is bidden to advance, just as do Horus, Set, Thoth, Sep, Osiris, and Khenti-maati, i.e., the dweller without eyes (the Horus of the dark night when neither sun nor moon is visible). These gods are