meaning of this? It meaneth that he united(?) himself with Nut. [Thus came into being]...... Then said the Majesty of this god, "I am departing from them (i.e., from men), and he must come after me who would see me;" thus came into being..... Then the Majesty of this god looked forth from its interior, saying, "Gather together [men for me], and make ready for me an abode for multitudes;" thus came into being...... And his Majesty (life, health, and strength be to him!) said, "Let a great field (sekhet) be produced (ḥetep);" thereupon Sekhet-ḥetep came into being. [And the god said], "I will gather herbs (âarāṭ) therein;" thereupon Sekhet-ȧaru came into being. [And the god said], "I will make it to contain as dwellers things (khet) like stars of all sorts;" thereupon the stars (ȧkhekha) came into being. Then the goddess Nut trembled because of the height. And the Majesty of Rā said, "I decree that supports be to bear [the goddess up];" thereupon the props of heaven (ḥeḥ) came into being. And the Majesty of Rā said, "O my son Shu, I pray thee to set thyself under [my] daughter Nut, and guard thou for me the supports (ḥeḥ) of the millions (ḥeḥ) which are there, and which live in darkness. Take thou the goddess upon thy head, and act thou as nurse for her;" thereupon came into being [the custom] of a son nursing a daughter, and [the custom] of a father carrying a son upon his head.
