from noon to sunset. In front of the shrine in the boat stand the three deities, Ȧp-uat,
, Sa,
, and the "Lady of the Boat,"
, who wears on her head a disk and horns. Behind the shrine stand five gods, each having the head of a man; the names of the first four are Ḥeru-Ḥekenu,
, Ka-shu,
, i.e., the "double of Shu," Nehes,
, i.e., the "Look-out," and Ḥu,
, and the fifth is the Steersman Kherp,
. On the high prow of the Sektet boat hangs an object which is said to be a carpet by some, and a reed mat by others, and on the side, near the curve of the prow, is an utchat. In front of the boat march:--
1. The two goddesses Maāt, the one representing the South of Egypt, and the other the North.
2. The god Nekent-f,
, who holds a spear, or knife, in his left hand.
3. The god Khenti Ȧmentet, bearded, and in mummy form, and wearing the White Crown and the Menȧt.
4. The god Sekhet, or as it is written here Sekhment,
, lioness-headed.
5. The god Seḥetch-ur,
, ram-headed.
6. Four Terms, the first of which is called Ut-meṭu-Rā,
