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THE SEMMȦN INCENSE
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is, for the deceased himself. Whilst the Sem priest walked round the statue the Kher ḥeb said the following words four times:--
"[Here is] Semmȧn! [Here is] Semmȧn!
Open thy mouth, O Unȧs, and taste thou the taste thereof in the halls of the god,
for Semmȧn is the emission of Horus, for Semmȧn is the emission of Set,
The Sem priest pouring water from a libation vase into a libation bowl held by a ministrant.
for Semmȧn is the stablisher of the heart of the two Hawk-gods
(i.e., Horus and Set). Thou art cleansed with ḥemsen (natron)
and thou art like unto the followers of Horus."
The libation thus poured out either represented the essence of Horus and the essence of Set, which was the
