Intake Manifold Gasket Question

Does it not say up or down? If not i always put the side that does have something stamped or written on it facing up, however, ive never messed with the steel shim gasket types so this may not work. But atleast its a starting point. As far as tge rtv goes, i use it inplace of the rubber strips they give you for tge front and rear of the intake. I would use some sort of sealer around the water jackets but idk if rtv is right for that application