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Hymn of the Horned Snake

“I am the horned snake (viper) whose years are infinite. I lie down dead. I am born daily. I am the horned snake, the dweller in the uttermost parts of the earth. I extend everywhere, in accordance with what came into existence. . . I bend around myself, I encircle myself in my coils. I lie down in death. I am born, I become new, I bloom and renew my youth every day.”

Hymns of Atum