Ameni, he says, is not amiably disposed towards me, because I infringed the ordinance which he values above all others.

I must submit to double severity, he says, because the people look first to those of the highest rank; and if I went unpunished for contempt of the sacred institutions there might be imitators among the crowd.

He speaks in the name of the Gods, and they measure hearts with an equal measure.

The ell-measure is the symbol of the Goddess of Truth.

I feel that it is all not unjust; and yet I find it hard to submit to the priest's decree, for I am the daughter of Rameses!" "Aye, indeed!" exclaimed Nefert, "and he is himself a God!" "But he taught me to respect the laws!" interrupted the princess.