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 * Thou art purified with natron, and Sep is purified with natron.
 * Thou art purified with natron, and thou art 'stablished among them.
 * Thy mouth is the mouth of the sucking calf on the day of his birth."

It is possible to translate "Thou art purified with

natron as Horus is purified with natron," &c., as did Dümichen, but it seems better to render the passage without the addition of "as" in each member, for it is clear that the salted water was offered as much to the deceased as to each god. The effect of this sprinkling was to give the deceased power to take his place with