‘of the East’ is a synonym of Māfkait, emerald, and M. Naville has referred to Pliny, who (Hist. Nat., XXXVII, 17) speaks of the Egyptian emeralds ‘qui eruuntur circa Copton oppidum Thebaidis in collibus, ex cautibus.’ The same author quotes Juba in reference to Ethiopic gems as being ‘alacriter virides, sed non facile puri aut concolores.’
[3.] Nepra is one of the names of Osiris, considered as giver of corn, ὀ Πυροφόρος. By Throat is here meant the organ or power of swallowing, deglutition.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of the Sacred Hawk.([1])
Oh Horus! come thou to Tattu, make clear to me the paths, and help me to make the round of my dwelling places.
Look thou upon me and exalt me, impart to me Terror, and rouse in me Might, so that the gods of the Tuat may fear me, that their battlements war in my behalf there; and that he may not assail and slay me in the house of darkness, who enwrappeth the dead; the god who hideth his name; or that the like be done by them.
Oh ye gods who give ear to the words; ye foremost ones, ye who are in the train of Osiris; hush ye up, gods, that which a god speaketh with a god who is giving ear to a case of Divine Law!
And that which I have said to him say thou, Osiris.