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M. Maspero's description of temple--Mr. Rawlinson's account--Psammetchas--Nebo and Thoth--Symbols--The month--Its device--Tablet of Khufu or Cheops-- Hieroglyphically described--Names of gods--Qualities and titles of Thoth--At judgment seat--Sacrifices--Books-- Colleges--Priestess of Thoth--Khufu--Thotmes--Cleopatra's needles--Generations of priests--Gypsies--Hermetic books--The ghosts--Book of knowledge--Its boxes--Magical texts--Amulets--Ritual of the dead--Hall of two truths--Osiris--Confession--Three Writings--King of Sais--The dumb children--Some of the books of Thoth--The temple--Wall pictures--Origin of Atouts.