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27 The "boat" of Ra, as is known from many other texts, was a Ce- lestial Boat in which Ra could soar to the farthest heavens. In this instance Ra used it to land far away from any waters, "in the west- em part" of the district of Ua-Ua. There he landed east of the "Throne Place" of Horus. And Horus came out to greet his forefa- re an a Ces RPP forces. Then Ra, the Holy One, the Falcon of the Horizon, said unto Horus, the Winged Measurer: "Lofty issue of Ra. my begotten: Go quickly, knock down the enemy whom you have seen." So Horus, the Winged Measurer, flew up toward the horizon in the Winged Disk of Ra; it is therefore that he has been called from that day on "Great God. Lord of the Skies." From the skies, flying in the Winged Disk. Horus spotted the en- emy forces and unleashed upon them a "storm" that could neither be seen nor heard, yet it brought instantaneous death: In the heights of the skies, from the Winged Disk, he saw the enemies, and came upon them from behind. From his forepart he let loose against them a Storm which they could neither see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears. It brought death to all of them in a single moment; not a being remained alive through this. Horus then flew back to the boat of Ra in the Winged Disk, "which shined in many colors." and heard his victory made offi- cial by Thoth. the god of magical crafts: Then Horus, the Winged Measurer, reappeared in the Winged Disk, which shined in many colors; and he came back to the boat of Ra, the Falcon of the Horizon. And Thoth said: "O Lord of the gods! The Winged Measurer has returned in the great Winged Disk, shining with many col- ooo ors" The Contending of Horus and Seth ther and reported to him that "the enemy" was gathering its So instructed. Horns took off in the Winged Disk to search for the enemy from the skies: