XIII.

1 O inundation of Nile, offerings are made to thee: 2 Oxen are slain to thee: 3 Great festivals are kept for thee; 4 Fowls are sacrificed to thee; 5 Beasts of the field are caught for thee 6 Pure flames are offered to thee; 7 Offerings are made to every god, 8 As they are made unto Nile. 9 Incense ascends unto heaven, 10 Oxen, bulls, fowls are burnt! 11 Nile makes for himself chasms in the Thebaid;(505) 12 Unknown is his name in heaven, 13 He doth not manifest his forms! 14 Vain are all representations!(506)