They brought him to the Parvah Chamber, which was in the holy area. They spread a linen sheet between him and the people. He washed his hands and feet, and [then] undressed. R' Meir said: [First] he undressed, [then] he washed his hands and feet.  He went down and immersed himself, ascended and dried himself. They brought him white vest- ments, he dressed and [then] washed his hands and feet.

In the morning he put on Pelusian [linen] worth twelve maneh, and in the afternoon, Indian [linen] worth eight hundred zuz; these are the words of Rabbi Meir.  But the Sages say: In the morning he donned [linen] worth eighteen maneh, and in the afternoon, [linen] worth twelve maneh, all worth together thirty maneh.  These [amounts] came from the public [treasury]; but if he wishes to add [to these amounts], he may do so from his own.

He [then] comes to his ox, and his ox was standing between the Antechamber and the Altar, its head to the south and its face to the west.  The Kohen [Gadol] stands to the east [of the ox] facing west, and he supports both his hands upon it, and he confesses.  He would say the following: “I beg of You, HASHEM, I have acted wickedly, rebelled, and sinned before You, I and my household. I beg of You, HASHEM, forgive now the wicked acts, rebellions and sins, for I have acted wickedly, rebelled, and sinned before You, I and my house- hold, as is written in the Torah of Your servant Moses: For on this day he will atone for you . . .”  And they answer after him: “Blessed is the Name —- the glory of His Kingship —- forever and ever.”

He [then] comes to the eastern part of the Courtyard, north of the Altar, the Dep- uty Kohen Gadol to his right and the head of the family to his left.  Two he-goats were there, and a lottery box was there in which were two lots. They [formerly] had been of boxwood, but Ben Gamla made them of gold, and they used to laud him.