A Proclamation

of the Unification of the North and South, the Two Lands, and their opposing parties, by Ptah Tjenen, the State Netjer, at Memphis, paraphrased from the Stone of Nesutbity Shabaka, by Scribe Antarah for a modern understanding in the West; toward an authority on the origin of Civil Government.

In the 25th Dynasty of Kemet (which is known as Ancient Egypt), Our Most Noble and Worshipful Ancestor His Majesty the King Shabaka found a text of his ancestors eaten with worms so that it was nearly illegible. Therefore His Majesty caused the text to be copied anew so that it became better than it had been before, in order that his name might endure as a work done by the son of Ra for his father Ptah Tjenen, and his monument last in the House of his father Ptah throughout eternity, so that he might live forever:

This is Ptah who is proclaimed by the great name Tjenen, who united this land of the South as King of Upper Egypt and this land of the Delta as King of Lower Kemet, and who indeed begat Atum who gave birth to Pesedjet (the Nine Netjeru).

After Atum begat Shu and Tefnut, Shu and Tefnut begat Geb and Nut who begat Ausar and Auset, and Set and Nebthet. Ausar was given his inheritance and he was installed as king of the Two Lands of Upper and Lower Kemet. But his brother Set contended against him, and caused him to drown the water. Aset and Nebthet looked out and witnessed his drowning. And Heru said to Aset and Nebthet,”Hurry, grasp him.” Aset and Nebthet said to Asar, “We come, we take you hence,” and they brought him to land. He entered the secret portals in the glory of the Lords of Eternity, in the steps of him who rises in the horizon, on the ways of Re at the Great Throne. He entered the palace and joined the gods of Tjenen Ptah, Lord of Years. Thus Asar came into the earth at the Royal Fortress, to the North of this land to which he had come. 

Geb spoke to Djiahudi. Geb spoke to Aset. Aset caused Heru and Set to come and she said unto them, “Make peace. Life will be pleasant for you when the Two Lands are United.” Being that Heru and Set could not settle their dispute, they appealed their case to Djadjat (a tribunal). 

Geb commanded Pesedjet to assemble before him. He judged between Heru and Set and he settled their litigation. Geb said to Set, ‘Go to the place where you were born,’ in Upper Kemet. And Geb said to Heru, ‘Go to the place where your father was drowned,’ in Lower Kemet.

Thus Geb installed Set as King of Upper Kemet in the South, at the place where he was born, in Su. And Geb made Heru King of Lower Kemet in the Delta, at the place where his father was drowned, which is the “Division-of-the-Two-Lands”. 

And Geb said to Heru and Set, ‘I have separated you into Lower and Upper Kemet.’ Thus Heru stood over one region, and Set stood over one region. They made peace over the Two Lands at Ayan (opposite Cairo). That was the division of the Two Lands.

Then it seemed wrong to Geb that the portion of Heru was like the portion of Set (for Set has been rebuked for drowning his brother Asar). So Geb gave Heru his inheritance, for he is the son of his firstborn son. And Geb said to Pesedjet, “I have appointed Heru, the firstborn. To Him alone, the inheritance. To this heir, Heru, my inheritance.” 

The reed of Upper Kemet and papyrus of Lower Kemet were placed in the double door of the House of Ptah, and Heru and Set were pacified and united. They fraternized so as to cease their disputes wherever they existed, being united in the House of Ptah, The ‘Balance of the Two Lands’ in which Upper and Lower Kemet were weighed.

And Heru stood over the land as the uniter of this land, proclaimed in the great name of Ptah, South-of-his-Wall, Lord of Eternity. Then sprouted the two crowns upon his head. He is Heru who arose as King of Upper and Lower Kemet, who united the Two Lands in the Nome of the White Wall, the place in which the Two Lands were united, at the City of Memphis, which our ancestors called Inebu Hedj Ankh Tawi Djed Swut Men Nefer. 

The granary of Tjenen is the Great Throne of Memphis that gladdens the hearts of the gods who are in the House of Ptah, the mistress of all living things, through which the sustenance of the Two Lands is provided, owing to the fact that Asar was drowned in its waters. Then his son Heru arose as King of Upper Kemet, and as King of Lower Kemet, in the embrace of his father Asar and of the netjeru in front of him and behind him.

INSTRUCTION TO THE INITIATE

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is when friends assemble together in union. It is like when and settled their conflict and united the Heru Set Two Lands in the name of Tjenen, the great name of , who united this land of the South as King of Upper Kemet and this land of the Delta as King of Lower Kemet, and who indeed begat who Atum gave birth to (the Nine ). 

[Place the right hand to the heart, and make a right angle with the left arm; place the feet together, then step the left foot forward] Hetep Ankh Udjab Seneb di maa’kheru Ma’at di.ef peret heru medu: Ur Ma’at Ur Ma’at. I have come now to speak, truly, bearing witness to my heart, that I have followed in the straight path in the practice of Ma’at, for I have Seven Virtues as valuable as fine jewels, which mark my character, and I will say them unto you: 

[Place the left hand in the right hand and say] Friendship means to dwell together in union and extend a helping hand to those in need. 

[Drop the left hand to the side and place the right hand over the heart and say] Love means to treat others as oneself, and to extend good will toward all humanity. 

[Place the right hand over the eyes and say] Truth means that which accords to reality, and to vouchsafe your trust in the divine process of nature. [Now drop the right hand to the side and assume the tantric position of Adoration, extending the hands equidistantly, and recite:] 

Ink ii em Hetep, I am one Who Comes In Peace, for Continentia (Temperance) means to exercise restraint; self-control, self-mastery, and soundness of mind. 

Ink Djedi, I am one Who Is Established, for Fortitudo (Fortitude) means to exercise courage and strength. 

Ink Udjat Useer, I am one Who Seeth Clearly, for Prudentia (Prudence) means to exercise discernment; wisdom; sophia (sapientia). 

Ink Maa’khru, I am one Who Speaketh Truly, for Iustitia (Justice) means to exercise equity and righteousness; or that which concords with the law. 

[Now bring the hands together over the heart and say] Wherefore, before thou, [O Honorable Scribe], I hereby swear to duly guard the Practice of Ma’at, and to do Ma’at on Earth, as it is in Heaven, in nomine Ptah NotjeruAmen

NOTES

In the Doctrine of Men Nefer, the gravitational, electromagnetic, strong and weak nuclear forces correspond to Amunanunet, Nunnunet, Kukkuket and Huhhuet in Khemennu, respectively. These forces are gathered by Ptah to produce Atum, that is, the Atom, via the word of Djiahudi. Atum then begets nine ensuing qualities which include the four states of matter (Shu Tefnut Geb Nut), the four principles of life (Asar Aset Set Nebthet), and the one divine living energy that tethers them (Ra-Heru) together in Pesedjet. This is the complete doctrine of our ancestors which was established at Men Nefer. 

For a complete exegesis on the work of Ptah at Creation, see New Syllabus’s eSyllabus for Men Nefer Doctrine.