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Senu
Ceremony
The learned ones praise the gods for you, Foremost of them is your brother who loves you, Amunhotep, son of Hapu, the one whom you love. He joins with you, he parts not from you; Your forms become a single body, Your souls receive the things you love.
Nen Sokar-Festival of Sokar The Festival of Sokar, Neter of the Memphite necropolis and a form of Asar in hibernation, is an expression of the hope for returning light in the darkest period of winter. It is also an acknowledgment of the powers that the season brings-in ertia, decay, consolidation, and confinement-the realm of Set.
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Figure 63-The Sokar Bed: The Sokar bed represents the fallen Asar in his quiescent state before reanimation. His two sisters stand watch, with Nebt-Het at the head and Auset at the feet of the bier. The four elemental genii (from left), Qebsenuf, Imset, Daumutef, and Haapi also stand watch, bringing the creative forces of Fire, Air, Earth, and Water into the chamber of renewal.
