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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

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Sa, 216

Sacrifices, 247

Saah, 23

Sāara, 112

Sāhal, 83

Sāhu, 14

Sahurā, 126

Saïs, 122, 124, 245

Sakhabu, 32

Sakkārah, 4, 9, 10, 245

Salt Papyrus, 253

Salvation, 59

Sameref, 13

Sanctuary of God, 229

Sandals, town of, 88

Sanehat, travels of, 155 ff.

Sapti, 32

Sarābit al-Khādim, 208

Satet, 141

Satiu, 156, 157

Scarab, the heart, 50

Scents, 11

Sceptre; 14

—amulet of, 43

School, 231

—schools, 7

Scorpions, the Seven, 88

Scribe, 2, 230, 257

Scriptures, 7

Seal, clay, 7

Seasons, 1

Sea of Truth, 172

Seba, a devil, 48, 63, 215, 223

Sebek, 164

Sebur, 15

Sehetepabrā, 155, 157

Seker, 43, 44, 46, 49, 221

—Boat, 46

—Osiris, 149

Sekhem, 91, 151

Sekhet Aaru, 41, 45, 74

—Hemat, 169, 170, 184

—Hetep, 41, 74

Sekhmet, 157, 175, 248

Sektet, 123

—Boat, 218

Sekti, 73

Sem, 13

Seman, 14

Semnah, 101

Semsuu, 164

Semt Ament, 44

Semti, 38

Seneferu, 27, 28, 29, 100, 156

Senmut, 208

Senut, 151

Sep, 13

Sept, 57, 85

Septet, 20

Seqenenrā, 140, 254

Serapis, 149

Serpent 30 cubits long, 209

Serpents, spells against, 43

Serqet, 57, 91, 220

Set, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 33, 48, 65, 68, 69, 79, 80, 81, 87, 88, 90, 92, 218, 220

—vilifies Osiris, 2

Setcher, 128

Setem, 63

Seti I, 71, 99, 246, 247, 249

Set-nekht, 111

Setu, 133

Shadow, 192

Shaiqaemanu, 123

Shaiu, 112

Sharhana, 141

Shartanau, 110, 112, 114

Shasu, 112, 144

Sheepskin, 4

Shēkh of caravans, 131

Shemmu, 76, 151, 152

Shemit, 50

Shent, 154

Shepherd of Israel, 240

Shepseskaf, 126

Shert, 129

Shesmu, 22

Ship, 208

—wreck of, 208

Shipwrecked traveller, story of, 207 ff.

Shoemaker, 252

Shu, 16, 60, 61, 69, 72, 74, 85, 86, 220

—Hymn to, 222

Sidon, 189

Silence, 227, 231

Silver-gold, 146

Sinai, 102, 114, 145, 208

Sistra, 33, 167

Sīwah,, 71

Six Great Houses, 127

Skin for writing, 4, 7

Sky-goddess, 18, 20, 44, 47, 69

Slaughter, 43

Smait fiends, 81

Smamiu, 65

Smaur, 24

Smen, 21, 248

Smen Heru, 151

Smendes, 185

Smer, 13

Snakes, 43

Soane Museum, 247

Solomon, 224

Somaliland, 93, 215

Song of Solomon, 241

—the Harper, 242

Sothis, 20, 24, 85

Soul, 46

—of God, 43

—of Rā, 45

—of Shu, 61

—rejoining body, 43

—talk with, 231

Souls of Anu, 20, 43

—of East, 43

—of Khemenu, 43

—of Nekhen, 43

—of Pe, 43

—of West, 43

Spells, 12, 41, 250

—against crocodiles, 57

—engraved, 43

Spirit-soul, 18, 44

Spirit-souls, 22

—the Four, 21

Spirits, evil, 246

—of heaven, 61

—of offerings, 11

Stanley, Sir H.M., 25

Star-gods, 21, 46

Stars, 62

—imperishable, 24

Sti, 141

Stinking Face, 53, 80

Stone for writing upon, 4

Stonemason, 251

Stone of Abu, 85

—of Truth, 60

Stone-splitter, 25

Storm, 208

Storm-god, 189

Stumbling in Tuat, 43

Sūdān, 4, 100, 133, 145, 165, 207, 215

Sin, 49

Sui, 56

Sun-god, 15, 18, 19, 39, 57, 68, 70, 199, 200, 245, 250

—Hymn to, 42, 220

Sutekh, 189

Suten ta hetep, 149

Swallow, 43

Sycamore, 89, 241

Syene, 165

Symbols, writing, 1

Syria, 102, 108, 114, 125, 129, 143, 185, 192, 238

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