In the vignette of London, 9900 (Aa), he is supposed to do the same.
[1.] Among the dangers to which the deceased is exposed is that of being caught in a net by hidden genii, who will treat him as is done to water-fowl or fishes. But he escapes from this peril, because he knows the names of the fowlers and fishermen who intend to attack him, and also of the net itself, and of the various parts of which it consists. All these names are mystical; they are connected with some divinity, and this gives them a magical power, owing to which the deceased can make his escape.
[2.] I suppose this means fishermen, sons of fishermen.
[3.] Litt. the hands: the bars, the sides of the frame of the net.
[4.] The fingers are often mentioned when we should say the hand. The act or the wound is attributed to the fingers. “Whose fingers are hidden,” means he who hides the hand with which he will strike.
. The instrument in the hand of the deceased. Though the determinative is
, it does not necessarily mean that it is made of wood; it may be the determinative of weapons in general. It has prongs, which are compared to nails or claws, so that it probably is a weapon like the bident for spearing fishes, the tines of which are held together by a string (Wilkinson, Manners and Customs, 2nd edition, Vol. II, p. 107). Otherwise it is not unlike a netting needle (Wilkinson, loc. cit., p. 175). If it is a weapon, one does not very well understand why it is said to belong to the net.