I am the soul of Shu, for whom Nut was placed above and Geb under his feet, and I am between them. O you eight Chaos-gods whom Shu conceived, whom Shu fashioned, whom Shu created, whom Shu knit together, whom Shu begot from the efflux which was in his flesh as jackals of the seed of Shu; whom Nu begot, whom Atum made, whom Nut raised up under Atum, who guard the path of Nut which is under Atum, whose length is that of the sky, whose breadth is that of the earth. Come, I be joyful in your dignities, be tall with your crowns when meeting Shu in me. Give me your hands, put together the ladder of Shu.

I am the soul of Shu who ascended on the wings of Shu the father of the gods. O you bowmen of Shu, regard me, for I am eternity, the father of the Chaos gods; my sister is Tefnut, the daughter of Atum, who bore the Ennead. O you gods, bow your heads, extend the arms of Shu until I go up upon the ladder, regard my father Atum in these his processions with the crown for ever. I am he who fashioned the Chaos-gods, whom Atum repeated, and this my sister is eternity.