Mnemonic for Middle Egyptian Alphabet
The vulture from the reed leaf flew
And landed on the reed leaf two
The arm which reached the quail chick's foot
Then reached a stool and on it put
A horned viper!
The owl above the water swooped
It's mouth as an enclosure drooped
And dropped the rope - a big descenta!
Upon the floating there placenta.
Animal bellies and bolts of doors
And folded cloth may be in stores
But pools and hills and basket lands
Are seldom far from old jar-stands.
A loaf of bread is not a hobble
A hand can't make a cobra bobble!
Temple
For the Egyptians an image is not "merely" an image; it constitutes a reality and a physical presence. The temple is a "sky" on earth, which contains the efficacious image of the god and may serve as an abode for the god himself. When the priest opens the sealed doors of the shrine in the morning he is opening the "doors of the sky" so that he may see the image of god in the "earthly" sky.
Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt - The One and the Many
Erik Hornung
Page 229
ISBN
0801483840
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