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Inscribed on each panel between the goddesses are the words
spoken by them: - on the west side the formulae of Isis and
Imsety, Nephthys and Hepy; on the south side the formulae of Isis
and Imsety, Neith and Qebeh-senuef; on the north side the
formulae of Nephthys and Hepy, Selket and Dua-mutef; while on the
east side only those of Neith and Selket their genii not being
mentioned. Round the frieze beginning at the centre of the west
side (front) are speeches of Isis and Nephthys, the genius Hepy
only mentioned. On the front and back above the inscriptions is a
winged solar-disc, and on the fore-part of the pent-roof a
kneeling winged figure of Nut. These inscriptions are incised and
filled in with black pigment.
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