Chris Tedder Wrote:
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> Shu (Sw “empty, void”). The atmosphere that
> keeps the waters of Nu from flooding the earth.
> Together with Tefnut, the first two
> “evolutions” of Atum at the creation,
> worshipped as Dual Lion (rwtj). Father of Geb and
> Nut.
>
> Shu’s Lakes (Sjw Sw). Watery areas of the sky.
Shu keeps the earth from suffering inundation by lifting the water through the upper eye of horus and creating the watery areas in the sky and the lakes of the sky.
> Nu has commended Teti to Atum, Wide-arms has
> commended Teti to Shu, that he might have opened
> yonder door of the sky to Teti, now among
> unidentified people, (saying): “Take Teti by his
> arm, take Teti to the sky, that he may not die on
> earth among people.” T 183
Shu makes it possible to open the doors of the sky.
> Pepi is woe to the heart], Shu’s son,
> extensively extended, with scorching [light. Pepi
> is] the fire-wind in the wind’s top, to the
> limits of the sky and earth, to Shu’s limits.
"Shu" has no limits since he embraces all things but the subject here is Pepe as the water source so shu's limit is ~81'.
> People and gods, (put) your arms under Meryre,
> that you may elevate him and bear him to the sky,
> like the arms of Shu under the sky as he bears it.
> To the sky! - TWICE. To the great place, among the
> gods! P 460
All of these really seem self explanatory.
Of course shu didn't actually "lift" the sky but rather it was shu who lifted the water at zep tepi thereby defining the sky and the earth. "Zep tepi" was an imaginary (theoretical) time when man first observed the "tossing inundation".
> This Pepi Neferkare will stand on Shu and Pepi
> Neferkare will shade the stars with the fan for
> (cooling) the god’s water-jars N 542
>
> I will stand on Shu with the stars having been
> shaded for him with the fan for (cooling) the
> god’s water-jars. Nt 271
I'm not sure where Allen is getting this.
I'm surprised "upward" works for Allen's translations even better than Faulkner or Mercer!
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