The moment had come.
The four high priests — of Ra, of Amun, of Ptah, of Djehuti — stepped up onto the first step.
Four voices intoned the praises of Ra:
“Beautiful is thy brightness on the horizon of the heavens, O Ra!” [11]
On the second step they recalled that he had existed before all else.
On the third they remembered the “Thought of his heart” in which All had been prefigured.
On the fourth they described the coming forth from the Void and the creation of the first day.
On the fifth they praised his wisdom in that he had created day and night so that the dark and light would alternate and a continual dynamic process of renewal would be generated between them.
On the sixth step they bowed silently.
On the seventh they stood up straight and each gazed into one of the four gold
