Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

Chapter 18

           Itisonlywhenwegetacoupd’oeilfromeithertheheadorthefootthatyourecognisethattherearesymbolisations.See!theyareintriplicateatthecornersandthecentreofbothtopandbottom.Ineverycasethereisasuncutinhalfbythelineofthesarcophagus,asbythehorizon.Closebehindeachoftheseandfacedawayfromit,asthoughinsomewaydependentonit,isthevasewhichinhieroglyphicwritingsymbolisestheheart—’Ab’theEgyptianscalledit.Beyondeachoftheseagainisthefigureofapairofwidespreadarmsturnedupwardsfromtheelbow;thisisthedeterminativeofthe’Ka’or’Double’.Butitsrelativepositionisdifferentattopandbottom.Attheheadofthesarcophagusthetopofthe’Ka’isturnedtowardsthemouthofthevase,butatthefoottheextendedarmspointawayfromit.

           "ThesymbolisationseemstomeanthatduringthepassingoftheSunfromWesttoEast—fromsunsettosunrise,orthroughtheUnderWorld,otherwisenight—theHeart,whichismaterialeveninthetombandcannotleaveit,simplyrevolves,sothatitcanalwaysreston’Ra’theSun-God,theoriginofallgood;butthattheDouble,whichrepresentstheactiveprinciple,goeswhitheritwill,thesamebynightasbyday.Ifthisbecorrectitisawarning—acaution—areminderthattheconsciousnessofthemummydoesnotrestbutistobereckonedwith.

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