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Amduat: sixth, seventh and eighth hour

Amduat From the left. Sixth hour First register Sceptres surmounted by the White crown, the Red crown and uraei, all with a knife emerging from the base. They are followed by divinities and three chambers with an opening under the roof, through which a snake spits fire. Under a vaulted covering is a form of Ra. Second register Mummified gods and a huge serpent with three heads. Inside the oval formed by its body there is a god on his back with human head upon which is a scarab, the symbol of Khepera. Third register A huge serpent with the heads of the four sons of Horus upon is back, seated gods and nine lifted serpents spitting fire from their mouths and armed with a huge knife. Seventh hour. First register Scenes of punishment with headless kneeling figures with their arms tied behind their backs or lying on their backs, their arms tied by a rope. representing the enemies of Osiris. Then three human-headed hawks, wearing the double crown of the Upper and Lower Egypt and god seated on a huge serpent. Second register The solar barque is before a huge serpent transfixed to the ground by means of knives and four goddesses are armed with a knife guarding four rectangular coffers inside which is a mound of sand, beneath which is buried one of the four forms of Osiris. Third register A falcon-headed god with solar disk and uraeus is seated before twelve gods and twelve goddesses personifying the stars and the hours. In front of the Hours goddesses is an enormous crocodile standing upon a long funeral mound. Under the head of the animal, appears a human head, "the head of Osiris." Eighth hour First register Gods seated upon an instrument for weaving. Second register The solar barque being towed along by nine gods. Nine objects provided with a huge knife, and from the curved end of each is suspended a human head. Four rams each with a different crown between the horns and the symbol of linen bandages in front of them. Third register Seated and mummified gods together with uraei and instruments for weaving.

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