[225] Ptah was the great god of Memphis, the ancient capital of the country.
[226] Or the "Land of the Gods," a name for the lands of the East, and especially for "Punt."
[227] I. e., the kings, who were always reckoned divine, and as ruling by divine right.
[228] I. e., "make holiday."
[229] Title of a priest of Amen.
[230] God of the setting sun.
[231] An expression of utter bewilderment; lit., "I know not the estate which is upon me."
[232] To these thinkers, thirst (since the presence of water would induce putrefaction of the body) and suffocation were the chief material sufferings of the dead.
[233] From this curious expression it is evident that the Egyptians considered it necessary that a deity should be visibly represented by statue or animal, in order that he should receive the offerings presented to him. They never personified a god of Death, only a god of the Dead.
[234] The sunshine may be taken for granted in Egypt.