"O R[=a], those who dwell in the heights and those who dwell in the depths adore thee. The god Thoth and the goddess Ma[=a]t have marked out for thee [thy course] for each and every day. Thine enemy the Serpent hath been given over to the fire, the serpent-fiend Sebau hath fallen down headlong; his arms have been bound in chains, and thou hast hacked off his legs; and the sons of impotent revolt shall nevermore rise up against thee. The Temple of the Aged One [Footnote: _i.e._, R[=a] of Heliopolis.] (_i.e._, R[=a]) keepeth festival, and the voice of those who rejoice is in the mighty dwelling. The gods exult when they see thy rising, O R[=a], and when thy beams flood the world with light. The Majesty of the holy god goeth forth and advanceth even unto the land of Manu; he maketh brilliant the earth at his birth each day; he journeyeth on to the place where he was yesterday." II. FROM THE PAPYRUS OF HUNEFER. [Footnote: From the Papyrus of Hunefer (Brit. Mus. No. 9901).] "Homage to thee, O thou who art R[=a] when thou risest and Temu when thou settest. Thou risest, thou risest, thou shinest, thou shinest, O thou who art crowned king of the gods. Thou art the lord of heaven, thou art the lord of earth; thou art the creator of those who dwell in the heights, and of those who dwell in the depths. Thou art the One God who came into being in the beginning of time. Thou didst create the earth, thou didst fashion man, thou didst make the watery abyss of the sky, thou didst form Hapi (_i.e._, the Nile), thou didst create the great deep, and thou dost give life unto all that therein is. Thou hast knit together the mountains, thou hast made mankind and the beasts of the field to come into being, thou hast made the heavens and the earth. Worshipped be thou whom the goddess Maat embraceth at morn and at eve. Thou dost travel across the sky with thy heart swelling with joy; the great deep of heaven is content thereat. The serpent-fiend Nak [Footnote: A name of the Serpent of darkness which R[=a] slew daily.] hath fallen, and his arms are cut off. The Sektet [Footnote: The boat in which R[=a] sailed from noon to sunset.] boat receiveth fair winds, and the heart of him that is in the shrine thereof rejoiceth.