I've long marveled that the "phenomenon of the land of rainbows" (horus the elder) had no "family" but the cause becomes apparent when you think about it and the PT does explain this! The world was born when atum created it separating the sky from the earth (ie- defining the sky and earth through his eruption). Nun (phenomenon of water) had to pre-exist atum as did the solar element of CO2 (perhaps a facet of Re') but it's impossible for horus who oversaw the site of atum's creation to have had parentage since atum was the first phenomenon. Horus sprang into being as men came to understand (thot) the earth and sky. He was in a sense born from the coming into existence of the earthly and heavenly enneads at the moment of creation. This is exactly what the PT tells us;

1087c. I am come forth from between the thighs of the Two Enneads.

This is utterance #504 and is very special because it actually shows four forms of horus. It starts with "thot/ horus" changes to horus, son of isis, and then hoirus the elder and ends with horus the elder in the first person. This is the only time in the PT that any phenomena (neters) other than thot speaks in the first person; to announce that he sprang forth from between the thighs of the neters of earth and neters of the heaven.

The entire utterance is quite clear but too complicated to explain in a short post. This is the ending of the utterance which means exactly and only what it says.

1085c. The two reed-floats of heaven are placed for Horus Śsm.t,
1085d. that he may ferry over to Rē‘, to the horizon.
1085e. The two reed-floats of heaven are placed for Horus of the East,
1085f. that he may ferry over to Rē‘, to the horizon,

This is obviously "horus the younger" (son of isis). "Ssm.t" is the 100,000 ton apron that circles the pyramid and contains the water. It means "sacred girdle" as we translate it but "integral apron" would probably be a better translation. In later times it came to be associated with clothing leading to the confusion. Without this device pyramid building is impossible.

1086a. The two reed-floats of heaven shall be placed for me, I, Horus of the gods,
1086b. that I also may ferry over to Rē‘, to the horizon,
1086c. and that I may take my throne, which is in the Marsh of Reeds.
1087a. I descend to the south side of the Marsh of Offerings.

This clearly changes the topic from horus the younger to horus the elder. Not only do the stones ferry over to re' in the reed float (dndndrr-boat) but also horus "god of the land of rainbows" can ferry over as a result of the stones forming the dead king.

1087b. I am a Great One, son of a Great One;
1087c. I am come forth from between the thighs of the Two Enneads.

He is in a sense "son of atum" since he came into being with shu, tefnut, iuass, ben ben, earth, sky, wadjet, eye of horus, etc, etc...

Horus' "mother" was the two enneads and his father was atum.

1087d. I have adored Rē‘; I have adored Horus of the East;
1087e. I have adored Horus of the horizon,
1088a. as he girded himself with the apron,

The elder must adore the younger for his own existence.

1088b. that he might be gracious to me, that he might be gracious to "Horus-on-his-throne(?),"
1088c. that he might be gracious to "Horus-on-his-throne(?)," that he might be gracious to me.

...because the younger builds (is) the throne of the elder.

This stuff really isn't that complicated. It's just hard to figure out the first time. These people didn't think like we do but that doesn't mean they were superstitious. All their beliefs reflect reality and the concrete world better than most scientific paradigms.

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The rest of this utterance should be child's play. The "lake of the jackal" is the retained water on the pyramid top. Nut was the granary so saying the sky is pregnant dates the utterance to August/ September as does the stellar reference. "M3 canal and winding watercourse" are the channeling on, in and around the pyramid. "Marsh of reeds" is a general term for the lake of the jackal. Terms change as perspective changes. Everything is viewed from the inside but it can jump from object to object or subject to subject.

This utterance appears to be something read to the workers assembling early in the day. It's a sort of "orientation" (probably after the king has long been ascended). It's one of the few oddballs in the PT. Its purpose is to remind the men that their actions lead to the existence of horus and that honoring khnum will assure a proper throne and smooth work. It is their job to assure that the concrete world works as well as theory to prevent injuries and to be productive.

They could have said this in other ways but any way they chose would look like gobblety gook to modern speakers because we don't think the same way.



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