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The Dual Shrines

The Shrine of Upper Egypt:

Per A'a, accompanied by Nekhbet and Wadjet, Horus and Seth,
approaches the Shrine of Upper Egypt.
The Doors to the Horizon are opened (the doors to the shrine).
The officiating High Priest of Seth addresses the Crown,
now incarnated as the Goddess :

The High Priest of Seth:

"He has come to you, oh Hedjet;
he has come to you, O Watchful Neret;
He has come to you, O Great One;
He has come to you, O Great of Magic,
Being pure for you and fearing you.
May you be pleased with him,
may you be pleased with his purity,
and may you be pleased with his speech
which he says to you.
How kindly is your face,
for you are content, renewed, and rejuvenated,
even as the father of the gods fashioned you.
He has come to you, O Great of Magic,
for he is Horus encircled with the protection of his Eye,
O Great of Magic!"

Per aA's' prayer to the Crown of Upper Egypt:

"Ho Hedjet! Ho Ini-Crown!
Ho Great Crown! Ho Crown of great magic! Ho Watchful Neret!
Grant that the dread of me be like the dread of you;
grant that the fear of me be like the fear of you;
grant that the acclaim of me be like the acclaim of you;
grant that the love of me be like the love of you.
Set my bi-scepter at the head of the living,
set my shm-scepter at the head of the spirits,
and grant that my sword prevail over my foes.
Ho Ini-crown!
If you have gone forth from me, so have I gone forth from you."

The crown personified as the goddess Nekhbet replies to Per aA:

"If Hedjet the Great has borne you, Hedjet the Vulture has adorned you;
If Hedjet the Vulture has borne you, Hedjet the Great has adorned you,
Because you are Horus encircled with the protection of his Eye.

The High Priest of Seth puts the White Crown on Per A?as head.

The rituals continue at the
Shrine of Lower Egypt.

To beginning
of coronation

To Purifying
and Greetings of the Netjeru

To Presenting of the Crowns

To Shrine of Lower Egypt

(Nt = Nit = Neith,
the ancient local goddess of Sais, also seen as the God?s mother and associated with the Crown)