The form of an eye, fashioned out of lapis-lazuli and ornamented with gold, constituted an amulet of great power; it was inscribed with the 140th chapter of the Book of the Dead. On the last day of the month Mechir, an offering “of all things good and holy” was to be made before this symbolic eye, for on that day the supreme god Ra was believed to place such an image upon his head. Sometimes these eyes were made of jasper, and could then be laid upon any of the limbs of a mummy.[346] Of the image of Truth, made from a lapis-lazuli and worn by the Egyptian high-priest, Ælian aptly says that he would prefer the judge should not bear Truth about with him, fashioned and expressed in an image, but rather in his very soul.[347] Among the Assyrian texts giving the formulæ for incantations and various magical operations, there is one which treats of an ornament composed of seven brilliant stones, to be worn on the breast of the king as an amulet; indeed, so great was the virtue of these stones that they were supposed to constitute an ornament for the gods also. The text, as rendered by Fossey, is as follows:[348] Incantation. The splendid stones! The splendid stones! The stones of abundance and of joy. Made resplendent for the flesh of the gods. The _ḥulalini_ stone, the _sirgarru_ stone, the _ḥulalu_ stone, the _sându_ stone, the _uknû_ stone. The _dushu_ stone, the precious stone _elmêshu_, perfect in celestial beauty. The stone of which the _pingu_ is set in gold. Placed upon the shining breast of the king as an ornament. Azagsud, high-priest of Bêl, make them shine, make them sparkle! Let the evil one keep aloof from the dwelling!