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May 2, 2024, 9:45 pm UTC    
October 07, 2019 08:23AM
Thanks for your answer to my query. Despite the fact that Utt. 574 seems to have been a bit garbled by an AE copyist or two, it is still possible to get a reasonably clear sense of what was intended. Unfortunately, your interpretation seems to fall no where near this, but no matter. I'll address mostly line 1487.

Mercer, who I believe you are quoting from, has it almost about right here: "Thou art standing, Osiris; thy shadow is over thee, Osiris" - except for the fact that he translates the word Shwyt as "shadow", when it actually has more the meaning of "shade" or "protection" - as implied by the S36 glyph. The image here is of the deceased King, here referred to as the resurrecting "Osiris", ascending to the northern polar region where this resurrection will occur. Above his head as he ascends, there is his "shade", providing him with protection from the strong burning heat emanating from the god at the center of this polar region. This "shade" of protection is for the deceased King (Osiris), not for Atum. If anything, the protection is protection from Atum, not for Atum.

In addition, Mercer misinterprets Sethe in regard to his "Mooring Post" translation. I believe the image here is of the deceased King on his voyage to his final resting place (in the sky). The boat's anchor is weighed and the boat is loosed from its moorage. The boat is what is "great" here, not the mooring post. The djed pillar was likely a post on the boat to which the mooring rope was tied, not the mooring post itself. See related imagery in Utt. 532.
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Still avoiding facts I see (with topic "Atum's Shadow")

Hans October 06, 2019 11:06AM

Atum's Shadow

L Cooper October 06, 2019 11:54AM

Re: Atum's Shadow

cladking October 06, 2019 07:08PM

The advantage of never documenting anything

Hans October 06, 2019 10:46PM

Re: The advantage of never documenting anything

cladking October 07, 2019 08:09AM

Re: The advantage of never documenting anything

Hans October 07, 2019 08:58AM

Re: The advantage of never documenting anything

cladking October 07, 2019 09:37AM

It time to stop making claims and provide evidence

Hans October 07, 2019 12:05PM

Re: It time to stop making claims and provide evidence

cladking October 07, 2019 02:14PM

Re: It time to stop making claims and provide evidence

Hans October 07, 2019 04:19PM

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L Cooper October 07, 2019 08:23AM

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Spiros October 07, 2019 08:46AM

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Spiros October 11, 2019 08:39AM

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L Cooper October 12, 2019 08:45AM

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cladking October 12, 2019 09:24AM

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L Cooper October 13, 2019 08:58AM

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cladking October 13, 2019 09:13AM

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Spiros October 18, 2019 07:44AM

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Hans October 07, 2019 09:07AM

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cladking October 07, 2019 09:29AM

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L Cooper October 07, 2019 02:28PM

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cladking October 07, 2019 08:13PM

Challenge taken

Hans October 08, 2019 05:49PM

Re: Challenge taken

cladking October 09, 2019 07:56AM

Your prediction was wrong Cladking

Hans October 09, 2019 10:35AM

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cladking October 10, 2019 05:52PM

Re: Challenge taken

Hans October 10, 2019 07:38PM

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Chris Tedder October 09, 2019 04:05AM

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cladking October 09, 2019 08:06AM

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Hans October 09, 2019 10:47AM

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cladking October 09, 2019 09:42PM

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Hans October 09, 2019 11:52PM

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cladking October 09, 2019 09:52PM

Pretending

Hans October 09, 2019 11:25PM

Re: Pretending

cladking October 10, 2019 05:34PM

Substituting Upwards for Shu failure of the ancient language idea

Hans October 10, 2019 05:38PM

Re: Substituting Upwards for Shu failure of the ancient language idea

cladking October 10, 2019 05:56PM

Re: Substituting Upwards for Shu failure of the ancient language idea

Hans October 14, 2019 11:27AM

"Shu" Means "Upward".

cladking October 14, 2019 12:52PM

Re: "Shu" Can Mean Many Things

L Cooper October 14, 2019 01:22PM

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Hans October 14, 2019 07:08PM

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cladking October 14, 2019 08:05PM

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Hans October 14, 2019 11:10PM

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cladking October 15, 2019 08:57AM

Still pretending you can translate AE by looking at the English translation..

Hans October 15, 2019 09:14AM

Re: "Shu" Can Mean Many Things

L Cooper October 15, 2019 09:25AM

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Hans October 15, 2019 12:19PM

Re: "Shu" Can Mean Many Things

cladking October 16, 2019 08:45AM

Why not just show us your research and data? Why are you hiding it?

Hans October 16, 2019 09:57AM

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Byrd October 15, 2019 05:39PM

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Hans October 15, 2019 06:47PM

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Hermione October 16, 2019 02:30AM

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cladking October 16, 2019 09:05AM

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cladking October 16, 2019 09:03AM

More opinion presented as 'fact'

Hans October 16, 2019 09:55AM

Re: More opinion presented as 'fact'

cladking October 16, 2019 04:40PM

Re: More opinion presented as 'fact'

Hans October 16, 2019 05:21PM

Re: More opinion presented as 'fact'

cladking October 16, 2019 06:01PM

Cladking accepts that his idea was falsified

Hans October 16, 2019 07:08PM

Your idea is falsified

Hans October 14, 2019 07:06PM

Substituting Upwards for Shu failure of the ancient language idea

Hans October 10, 2019 05:36PM

Re: Atum's Shadow

cladking October 10, 2019 06:12PM

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Hans October 10, 2019 07:38PM

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Hans October 21, 2019 07:16PM



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