How Dry Myrrh, Pines, Resins and Incense Were Created

Horus cried.The water fell from his eye to the earth and grew.That is how dry myrrh came to be.
Geb was sad on account of it.Blood fell from his nose to the ground and it grew.That is how pines came to be, and resins came to be from their fluid.
Then Shu and Tefnut cried exceedingly.The water from their eyes fell to the ground and it grew.That is how incense came to be.
Papyrus Salt 825, column 2, 1-5
Translation: Philippe Derchain, Le Papyrus Salt 825B. M. 10051):Rituel pour la conservation de la vie en Egypte, vol. I, p. 137.

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