LThe Master of the Universe said: "When I came into existence, then existence manifested itself. I came into existence in the form of Khepri, thus coming into existence for the First Time. So I came into existence in the form of Khepri, and so I existed. Thus existence manifested itself, for I was prior to the prior gods, whose creation I assumed. I was prior to the prior gods, my name was prior to theirs. I made anteriority and the prior gods.
I did everything I wanted to do on this earth and expanded into it. I tied my hand, me the solitary, before they were born, for I had not yet spat out Shu, nor coughed up Tefnut; I trained my own mouth, and Magic being my name, I was He-who-expectore. I came into existence in my form, I came into existence in my form of Khepri. I came into existence in Anteriority; then came into being a multitude of forms in the First Era, none of which had yet manifested on this earth.
I accomplish all my work being solitary, without any other existing who can act with me in this place. I created the forms thanks to this supreme force which is in me; I assembled things being in the Nouou, like a still drowsy being, for I had not found a place to stand. Then efficiency was born in my heart, and the plan of creation presented itself to my gaze. So I accomplish all my work being solitary? I made a plan in my heart, then created other forms, and the forms which I caused to manifest were innumerable; their children then came into existence in their childish forms. It was I who spat out Shu and expectorated Tefnut; I had come into existence, a solitary god, and now three gods belonged to me, after the two twin gods had come into existence on this earth.
Shou and Tefnut were happily animating the Nouou, in which they were still… I had indeed united with my own body, so that they came out of me after I had produced the excitement with my closed fist, my desire coming from my hand and the semen falling from my mouth; this is how I spat out Shu and expectorated Tefnut. So then I had come into existence, a solitary god, and now three gods belonged to me, after the two twin deities had come into existence in this earth; and this is how Shou and Tefnout happily animated the Nouou.
It was my father, the sleepy one, who (?) them; it was my eye that pursued them and brought them back after an infinite time when they were far from me…. I wept tears over them, and my eye having thus wept, men came into existence… Then Shu and Tefnut gave birth to Geb and Nut; these, from their bodies, gave birth to Osiris, Horus-Mekhenty-irty, Seth, Isis and Nephtys; these in turn gave birth to and fashioned a multitude of forms in this earth, namely their children and grandchildren… ".
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