ications of Osiris and Isis, and that these deities were
represented in the form of uraeus serpents with human heads, and that the
two serpents were employed as symbols of Upper and Lower Egypt. Mr. Wallis
Budge informs us that Amen-Ra was named "bull ... in thy name of 'Amen
bull of his mother,' and that he was entitled 'lord of the thrones of the
two lands;' 'king of the gods;' 'maker of mortals;' 'mighty law.' " In one
of his forms he is represented as wearing horns (an allusion to duality
and the title of bull) and feathers (=mat=maat=law) and holding the
emblems of stability, power, dominion and rule.

[Illustration.]

Figure 62.

Before demonstrating that the chief astronomical signs of the Egyptian
zodiac partake of the nature of a rebus and express the sound of the
various attributes and titles and some of the "myriad of names" of the
"hidden god," contained in the preceding texts, I point out how clearly
the conception of Amen-Ra, as shown in these hymns and invocations, is
consistent with a pole-star origin. We have, moreover, the authoritative
opinion of Brugsch that "the hieroglyph and name Ra did not only refer to
the day-sun, but also designated certain brilliant stars," which he
presumes to be the planets (_op. cit._ I, p. 79). This identification of
the name Ra with stars involuntarily obliges one to recall the Sanscrit
tara=star while the Chinese employment of a plain circle to designate
"star," also finds its analogy. Let us now examine the hieroglyphic signs
and symbols of Ra and note how intelligible they become when the god is
identified as Polaris.

The following (fig. 62) are some of the modes in which the name Ra is
found expressed in texts published in Mr. Wallis Budge's "First steps in
Egyptian:"

Fig. 62, 1. By a dot in the centre of a circle, the determinative of
"time."

2. By the latter accompanied by the image of a seated god and the numeral
1.

3. _Idem_, partly surrounded by a serpent in motion and accompanied by the
numeral 1.

4. The serpent and circle on the head of a hawk-headed seated god.

To these are added for purposes of comparison

5. The circle with two uraei.

6. _Idem_, to which a single uraeus and a wing are attached.

7. _Idem_, with two uraei and two wings.

8. _Idem_, with one wing.

9. _Idem_, accompanied by the numeral one and the sign for heaven, to
which a cross-shaped star is hanging.