Ch. 64 rubric: the chapter 'was found in the foundations of the shrine of Hennu by the chief mason' in the reign of Semti/Hesepti (Dynasty I); the Nebseni papyrus says it was found at Khemennu 'on a block of ironstone written in letters of lapis-lazuli, under the feet of the god.' Ch. 30B: found by prince Herutataf in the reign of Menkaura, inscribed on an iron slab 'in the handwriting of the god Thoth.'
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Both traditions insist the treasures of the first age were not composed by anyone living but FOUND · golden game-pieces standing in the grass, god-written slabs buried in temple foundations · physical leavings of an elder age recovered by later hands. The gap between ages is proven precisely by the finding: the knowledge did not descend by transmission, because transmission was severed; it had to be dug up.
The chapters carry discovery-rubrics: ch. 64 'was found in the foundations of the shrine of Hennu by the chief mason' in the reign of the Dynasty-I king Semti/Hesepti; the Nebseni papyrus says it was found at Khemennu 'on a block of ironstone written in letters of lapis-lazuli, under the feet of the god.' Ch. 30B was found by prince Herutataf under Menkaura, 'inscribed on a slab of iron... in the handwriting of the god Thoth' · a text no living scribe wrote.
set against Poetic Edda, Voluspo st. 8 and 61
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