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"The name of this Field is '.' This god arriveth in the, he maketh a way through the Court of this city, which is two hundred and twenty measures in length, which he travelleth through to . He passeth through the water, which is three hundred measures in extent, and he bestoweth the fields upon the gods who follow him. is the name of this Field,  is the name of the guardian [of this Field]. This god beginneth to declare in this region the words which perform the destinies(?) of those who are in the Ṭuat."

In the lower part of the middle section of the scene we have another boat, in the centre of which is a beetle; on one side of the beetle is a god with his knees in the direction of the prow of the boat, but having his head turned behind him and his hands raised in adoration of the beetle, and on the other is a god who also has his hands raised in adoration of the same object. The legend reads , i.e., "the coming into being of Osiris"; as the boat has