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  Saith Osiris Ani, triumphant:  (4) "Set hath  carried away  Horus  to see  what is  being built  in the  Field of Peace,  and he  spread eth  the air  over (5)  the divine  soul within  the egg  in its day.  He  hath delivered  the innermost part  of the body  of Horus  from the  holy ones  of Akert (?).[1]  Behold I  have sailed  in the mighty boat  on the Lake of Peace.[2]  I, even I,  have crowned him  in the House  of (6) Shu.  His  starry abode  reneweth  its youth,  reneweth  its youth.  I have sailed on its Lake that  I may come unto its cities, and  I have drawn nigh It unto the city Hetep.[3] For behold,  I repose at the seasons [of Horus].  I have passed through the region of the company of the gods who are aged and venerable. (7) 1 have pacified the two holy...

  The shadoof was first used in  irrigation  around 3000 BCE by the  Mesopotamians , [7]  2000 BCE by the  ancient Egyptians , [8]  and later by the  Minoans ,  Chinese  (c 1600 BCE), and others. [9] It is still used in many areas of Africa and Asia and is very common in rural areas of India and  Pakistan , such as the  Bhojpuri  belt of the  Ganges  plain, where it is called a  dhenki . They remain common in Hungary's  Great Plain , where they are known as  gémeskút  (literally, " heron  wells") and are considered a symbol of the region. [10] T he shadoof was first named in  irrigation  around 3000 BCE by the  Mesopotamians , [7]  2000 BCE by the  ancient Egyptians , [8]  and later by the  Minoans ,  Chinese  (c 1600 BCE), and others. [9] It is still used in many areas where it is called a  dhenki . They remain common in Hungary's  G...

  Fractions [ edit source ] Main article:  Egyptian fraction Rational numbers  could also be expressed, but only as sums of  unit fractions ,  i.e. , sums of  reciprocals  of positive integers, except for  2 ⁄ 3  and  3 ⁄ 4 . The hieroglyph indicating a fraction looked like a mouth, which meant "part": Fractions were written with this fractional  solidus ,  i.e. , the  numerator  1, and the positive  denominator  below. Thus,  1 ⁄ 3  was written as:     = 1 3 Special symbols were used for  1 ⁄ 2  and for the non-unit fractions  2 ⁄ 3  and, less frequently,  3 ⁄ 4 : = 1 2   = 2 3   = 3 4 If the denominator became too large, the "mouth" was just placed over the beginning of the "denominator": = 1 100 Written numbers [ edit source ] As with most modern day languages, the ancient  Egyptian language  could also write out numerals as words phonetical...