This square portrays the 'adj' - a spool or cleat; and the 'medjat' -
an unknown implement, both of whose names in hieroglyphs appear in the hands of a kneeling figure. The stick of wood simply indicates both the
implements were made of wood! They were probably tools used for either
fishing or fowling with nets.
In Book of the Dead (Anu,153 & 153 B) the celestial netting tools had
names that were parts of the bodies of different Gods of the underworld.
The 'adj' is also called "The thumb of Sokar" and "The Finger of
Shezmu", while the 'medjat' was also known as "The Hand of Isis"
or "The Fingernail of Ptah."
The deceased (or initiate priest in ritual Senet) could use these
arcane and secret names to be kept safe from the danger of being caught
in the net.
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