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THE NINE APES AND TWELVE GODDESSES
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words unto the gods who are therein. If copies of these things be made according to the ordinances of the hidden house, and after the manner of that which is ordered in the hidden house, they shall act as magical protectors to the man who maketh them."

In the upper register are the following:--

I. Nine apes, who are described as "the gods who open the gates to the Great Soul,"

R8Z1
Z1
E34
N35
iiG43N39
D40
Z2
N35G39AZ1 O29
Y1

. Their names are:--1. Un-ta,

E34
N35
N39
D40
N16

. 2. Ba-ta,

G39AY1VN16

. 3. Maa-en-Rā,

U3
N35
D21
D36
N5

. 4. Ȧbta,

ibN16

. 5. Ȧbȧben,

F34
F34
N35

. 6. Ȧken-ȧb,

iV31
N35
F34 Z1

. 7. Benth,

bN35
U32

. 8. Ȧfȧ,

iI9i

. 9. Tchertcheḥ,

I10V28I10V28

.[1] II. Twelve divine beings, who are described as the "goddesses who unfold the portals in the earth,"

R8X1
Z2
O34
N35
N37A
iiG43Z3Z11N16
Z1 N23

. Their names are:--1. Qat-ā,

N29G1X1A28D36
Z1

. 2. Nebt-meket,

V30
X1
G17V31
X1
Z2

. 3. Sekhit,

O34
Aa1
iiX1
F63

. 4. Ȧment-urt,

iS128
N35
X1
G37
D21
X1

.

  1. The variants are:-- 1.
    E34
    N35
    N16
    . 2.
    bM39G39AY1
    N16
    Z1 N23
    . 3.
    D12
    N35
    N5
    . 4.
    F34
    N16
    . 5.
    iib
    6.
    A26
    . 9.
    D46V28D46V28
    .