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The Egyptian Book of the dead

Note 1 — Chapter XXIV

P. Le Page (Peter Le Page) Renouf translation

Thigh. This is the usual translation, which accords with the frequent pictures of the goddess Nut, as the Sky, with the divine Scarab in the position described.[39] But signifies that which runs, from uār, run, fugere; and the noun (the runner) is often applied to running water. It is the geographical name of a river or canal. M. Naville has already pointed out that in the Book of the Dead it has for variants and , of which bath is a fair translation.

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