1.  “Homage to thee, O thou who art the starry deities in Annu, and the heavenly beings in Kher-aba; [Footnote:  A district near Memphis.] thou god Unti, [Footnote:  A god who walks before the boat of the god, Af, holding a star in each hand.] who art more glorious than the gods who are hidden in Annu.  O grant thou unto me a path whereon I may pass in peace, for I am just and true; I have not spoken lies wittingly, nor have I done aught with deceit.”

2.  “Homage to thee, O An in Antes, Harmachis; thou stridest over heaven with, long strides, O Harmachis.  O grant thou unto me a path,” etc. [Footnote:  This petition is only written once, but it is intended to be repeated after each of the nine sections of the Litany.]

  3.  “Homage to thee, O soul of everlastingness, thou Soul who dwellest
  in Tattu, Un-nefer, son of Nut; thou art lord of Akert (i.e., the
  underworld).  O grant thou unto me a path,” etc.

4.  “Homage to thee in thy dominion over Tattu; the Ureret crown is stablished upon thy head; thou art the One who maketh the strength which protecteth himself, and thou dwellest in peace in Tattu.  O grant thou unto me a path,” etc.

5.  “Homage to thee, O lord of the Acacia [Footnote:  This tree was in Heliopolis, and the Cat, i.e., the Sun, sat near it. (See p. 63).] tree, the Seker boat [Footnote:  The ceremony of setting the Seker boat on its sledge was performed at dawn.] is set upon its sledge; thou turnest back the Fiend, the worker of Evil, and thou causest the Utchat (i.e., the Eye of Horus or R[=a]), to rest upon its seat.  O grant thou unto me a path,” etc.

6.  “Homage to thee, O thou who art mighty in thine hour, thou great and mighty Prince, dweller in An-rut-f, [Footnote:  The place where nothing grows—­the underworld.] lord of eternity and creator of everlastingness, thou art the lord of Suten-henen (i.e._, Heracleopolis Magna).  O grant,” etc.

7.  “Homage to thee, O thou who restest upon Right and Truth, thou art lord of Abydos, and thy limbs are joined unto Ta-tchesert (i.e., the Holy Land, the underworld); thou art he to whom fraud and guile are hateful.  O grant,” etc.

  8.  “Homage to thee, O thou who art within thy boat; thou bringest
  H[=a]pi (i.e., the Nile) forth from his source; the light shineth
  upon thy body, and thou art the dweller in Nekhen.  O grant,” etc.

9.  “Homage to thee, O creator of the gods, thou king of the South and of the North, O Osiris, victorious one, ruler of the world in thy gracious seasons; thou art the lord of the celestial world.  O grant,” etc.

And, again:  “R[=a] setteth as Osiris with all the diadems of the divine spirits and of the gods of Amentet.  He is the one divine form, the hidden