[55] _I. e._, of the king's command. The absence of any concluding salutation is noticeable. [56] The Ka or "double" was one of the spiritual constituents of man; but "thy Ka" is merely a mode of address to the exalted Pharaoh. [57] _I. e._, the uraeus or cobra. [58] In this long array of gods, Mentu and Amen rank next to Ra. They were both worshiped at Thebes, which was then probably capital of the whole country. It certainly was so in the next dynasty, during which this tale was presumably written down. It is curious that Ptah the god of Memphis does not appear. [59] The place of the dead. [60] As dogs do the bidding of their master and spare his property. [61] As a man of Natho (the marshes in the north of the Delta) dreams that he is at Elephantine (the rocky southern frontier). [62] The second is the name of the southernmost nome of Egypt, that of Elephantine, which has practically no corn-land. It was probably made fruitful by artificial irrigation, with culture of plants, trees, and vines. [63] So the MS., and it conveys a fair meaning; but perhaps the original ran, "Behold, _thou_ art in the palace and I am in this place yet," etc. [64] Or, "Now thy servant hath finished." [65] Sanehat's own territory; see p. 5241. [66] A frequent phrase for the writer or narrator, especially common in letters. [67] "Nodding and touching my forehead" is perhaps the real translation of some difficult words here paraphrased. [68] Probably the Residence; more commonly called Athet-taui, but here abbreviated in name. [69] Or perhaps "very early." [70] This probably means "four men behind me and the same number in front," either conducting Sanehat or more probably carrying him in a litter. [71] Instead of Egyptian priests. [72] These instruments rattled or clattered as they were waved or beaten together. [73] A form of Hathor. [74] Samehit "son of the north," is a play on the name Sanehat, "son of the sycamore." [75] The treasury containing silver, gold, clothing, wine, and valuables of all kinds. [76] Meaning "wanderers on the Sand," Bedawin. [77] The Hathors were seven goddesses who attended the birth of a child in order to tell its fate. They somewhat correspond to the fairy godmothers of later fairy tales. [78] Syria. [79] The Egyptians shaved their heads and wore wigs, as a matter of cleanliness in a hot climate. [80] The sun. [81] Ra Harakhti was the chief of this Ennead. Khnumu, one of his companion gods, was the craftsman, sometimes represented as fashioning mankind upon the potter's wheel. [82] _I. e._, in the matter of the trees. [83] "To make a good day"--to keep holiday, to hold festival.