We have now to consider the visible emblem, and the type and symbol of God, namely the Sun-god R[=a], who was worshipped in Egypt in prehistoric times. According to the writings of the Egyptians, there was a time when neither heaven nor earth existed, and when nothing had being except the boundless primeval [Footnote: See Brugsch, _Religion_, p. 101.] water, which was, however, shrouded with thick darkness. In this condition the primeval water remained for a considerable time, notwithstanding that it contained within it the germs of the things which afterwards came into existence in this world, and the world itself. At length the spirit of the primeval water felt the desire for creative activity, and having uttered the word, the world sprang straightway into being in the form which had already been depicted in the mind of the spirit before he spake the word which resulted in its creation. The next act of creation, was the formation of a germ, or egg, from which sprang R[=a], the Sun-god, within whose shining form was embodied the almighty power of the divine spirit. Such was the outline of creation as described by the late Dr. H. Brugsch, and it is curious to see how closely his views coincide with a chapter in the _Papyrus of Nesi Amsu_ preserved in the British Museum. [Footnote: No. 10,188. See my transcript and translation of the whole papyrus in _Archaeologia_ vol. 52, London, 1801.] In the third section of this papyrus we find a work which was written with the sole object of overthrowing [=A]pep, the great enemy of R[=a], and in the composition itself we find two versions of the chapter which describes the creation of the earth and all things therein. The god Neb-er-tcher is the speaker, and he says:--