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Ptah-hetep and Ti, in which the rich and well-preserved mural decorations give a very full representation of the life and habits of the inhabitants of the city in their time.
The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula Herbert Brayley Collett 1912
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Majesty (life, health, and strength be to him!) said, "Let a great field (sekhet) be produced (hetep);" thereupon Sekhet-hetep came into being.
Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895
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Again the king was celebrating a festival of Amen, and when he heard of the request of the Prince of Bekhten he went and stood before the statue of Khensu, called "Nefer-hetep," and he said, "O my fair lord, I present myself a second time before thee on behalf of the daughter of the Prince of Bekhten."
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Admonitions, is that of Ptah-hetep, governor of the town of Memphis, and high confidential adviser of the king; he flourished in the reign of
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The idea of God held by Ptah-hetep is illustrated by the following passages: --
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Nefer-hetep bowed its head twice, and the petition of the king was granted.
Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895
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When he heard the petition of the envoy, he went to the Temple of Khensu Nefer-hetep "a second time," [FN#38] and presented himself before the god and besought his help on behalf of his sister-in-law.
Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895
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Then the priests of Khensu Nefer-hetep carried the statue of this god to the place where was the statue of Khensu surnamed "Pa-ari-sekher," i.e., the "Worker of destinies," who was able to repel the attacks of evil spirits and to drive them out.
Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895
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These, facts make it tolerably certain that the magical power of Khensu Nefer-hetep was transferred to Khensu Pa-ari-sekher in one of two ways: either the statue of the latter was brought near to that of the former and it received the sa by contact, or the high priest first received the sa from the greater god and then transmitted it to the lesser god by embraces and "passes" with his hands.
Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations 1895
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An island whereon are four gods and a flight of steps; the legend reads: "The great company of the gods who are in Sekhet-hetep."
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