\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This image sums up the Egyptian conception of the universe. At the top we see Nut, the heavenly vault, shown arched over a semi-recumb
ent male figure which she touches with her hands and feet.\par
This is Geb, god of the earth and NutÆs husband.\par
The boat of the sun is making its daily voyage under the vault of heaven: aboard it we can recognize the sun god Osiris, accompanied by
the serpent uraeus and by Maat, the goddess of cosmic order.\par
On the left stands one of the pillars that support the sky and represent the cardinal points.
