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> To whom is you original question addressed.

Everybody with any expertise in translation...

> I ask
> becaue if you understand the intent of the AE
> authors of the PT, why ask here in the first
> place.

I obviously need to show not only the proper interpretation but ALSO to prove it but I lack the expertise to prove it. If you notice I didn't even cite my interpretation of the utterance because it is irrelevant and often considered off topic. The point of the thread is the meaning (not the interpretation ) of "makes the stone grow". As usual, I believe it was literal. That something is making stone grow. I don't even have an interpretation of the PT; it is merely the literal meaning of each word.

> Also, why ask when you know that you have no
> intention of accepting any reply based on the
> reality of what is known about AE in all it's
> aspects.

I NEVER dispute expert knowledge or known facts.

I love your translation and it seems to supports my interpretation. I'm hoping for more expert opinion.

> I'm probably wrong about the lapis lazuli
> reference and that it is not specifically linked
> to the birth of Ra, but Khepri, the new born Ra at
> the start of the day, is shown as blue, and
> amulets and jewelry depicting him are invariably
> made of lapis lazuli. Sure it's used in many
> places, but in a text about Ra and rebirth,
> rightly or wrongly it rings a bell.

Thanks. Such interpretations and opinions can be valuable to me if there are enough wide ranging ones.

> So, I've explained my thinking over two posts, yet
> I have no idea what you are really on about due to
> lack of explanation, and a focus so narrow as to
> exclude the context of the recitation, and those
> either side of it.

I'm sorry. I thought my point was clear. I believe that "makes the stone grow" has the deposition of calcium carbonate heavily contaminated with copper hydroxide as the referent. This "stone" grows on the "prow of the Boat of Ra" which is also misinterpreted. If this stone can be shown to be consistent in the PT, with the physical evidence, and logically then it follows I'm right about these specific words and, probably, many other things as well.

I believe this is determinative to which interpretation of the evidence and words is the correct one.

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