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** of (Thoth) the Lord of the eiglit Regions," and 

 also *' of the son of Osiris ;" but this last is probably 

 in consequence of its being entrusted to the charge 

 of Horus. On the prow sits a swallow ; but the 

 rare occurrence of this bird is not sufficient to fix 

 it as an emblem of Atmoo ; and we even find it 

 in the same position in the boat of Re. Atmoo 

 wears the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, not 

 however placed one within, but at the side of, 

 the other ; and he is always figured with a human 

 head, and painted of a red colour. Sometimes, 

 though rarely, he appears with a simple cap, and 

 he holds the staff of purity common to all the Gods 

 of Egypt. 



Nofre-Atmoo. 



This Deity was perhaps an emanation from, or 

 a character of, the one just mentioned. The prefix 

 Nofre signifies *'good;" and he may possibly be 

 the abstract idea of goodness, without interfering 

 with the privileges of Osiris. For Osiris was, in 

 like manner, distinct from the Goddess Thmei, 

 though called *' the Lord of Goodness and Truth*^ 



Nofre-Atmoo was styled the *' Defender " or 

 "Protector of the World," or "the two Regions 

 of Egypt." He bore on his head a lotus flower, 

 or two long feathers upon a shaft, on either side 

 of which was attached a peculiar pendent emblem; 

 and he frequently carried in his hand a sceptre 

 with a summit of the same form, I have some- 

 times found his figure in the tombs of Thebes, ac- 



