Hall of the two truths

Court of Amen 28

 

Square, 28, House of the THREE GODS (alt. title) is also known as Hall of the Two Truths, since both Maat and Shu (dual Maat or two aspects) are shown. The double-image of Maat (Truth and Justice, daughter of Thoth) is accompanyed by Thoth himself. He wears the moon as a crown to show his role as guide of the dead. He is the 
intercessor and advocate of the deceased during judgment, and regulates 
the fateful balance himself. Only if the deceased was (figuratively 
speaking) without sin could thge feather and heart be of equal weight. 
See Book of the Dead BD, 125. 

This Judgement Hall (Neophyte ritual, GD) was also called "House of the 
Three Gods" representing the Trinity, number 3, and three squares to 
bearing-off in Senet. If the deceased, at this place, is "true of 
voice" or "justified" he was united with Osiris as a God. Both Maat and Thoth have their own squares, but Shu (male counterpart of Maat, also wearing an ostrich feather) is only depicted here. 


SPELL FOR THE SOUL OF SHU and for becoming Shu

I am the soul of Shu the self-created God
I have come into being from the flesh of the self-created God
I am the Soul of Shu, the god invisible of shape
I have come into being from the flesh of the self-created God
I am merged in the God
I have become he.
I am he who calmed the sky for himself
I am he who reduced the Two Lands to order for himself
I am stronger and more raging than all the Enneads.

I am he who foretells him when he ascends from the horizon
I am he who puts the fear into whoever would search out his name
I am he who is amongst the Chaos-Gods and who hears the words of the
Chaos-Gods
I am he who despatches the word of the Self-created to the multitude
I am he who captains the Bark and its crew
I am stronger and more raging than all the Enneads.

Part of Spell 75 Coffin Texts.
 

The Pillars of Shu are the Four Winds. Continuing about Shu, an important
Zenet deity, the next extract is from The Book of Coming Forth into Day BD:
Papyrus of Nebseni, Sheet 17 

What thou wishest that do thou, O Lord of the Winds. 
I shall be a spirit therein. 
I shall eat therein. 
I shall drink therein. 
I shall plough therein. 
I shall reap the grain therein. 
I shall be strong therein. 
I shall make love therein. 
My words shall be strong therein. 
I shall not be in subjection therein. 
I shall be a man of might therein. 
Thou hast made me strong the mouth and throat. 
Hetep Qettbu is its name. 
It is established upon the pillars of Shu, 
and is linked with the joyous things of Rah.

The winds encompassed the whole cycle of weather and seasons, and are
the very breath that sustains life - the Aegyptian Ba or breath soul
is shown as a human-faced bird that exists within the invisible body
of Shu.