Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
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Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English
And many days after these things the princess stood at the table of
Pharaoh, and the King was pleased with her. And she said to his Majesty,
“Swear to me by God, saying, ‘That which the princess shall say to me I
will obey it for her.’ ” And he hearkened unto all she said. And he
commanded, “Let these two Persea trees be cut down, and let them be made
into goodly planks.” And he hearkened unto all she said. And after this
his Majesty sent skilful craftsmen, and they cut down the Persea trees of
Pharaoh; and the princess, the royal wife, was standing looking on, and
they did all that was in her heart unto the trees. But a chip flew up, and
it entered into the mouth of the princess; she swallowed it, and after
many days she bore a son. And one went to tell his Majesty, “There is born
to thee a son.” And they brought him, and gave to him a nurse and
servants; and there were rejoicings in the whole land. And the King sat
making a merry day, as they were about the naming of him, and his Majesty
loved him exceedingly at that moment, and the King raised him to be the
royal son of Kush.
Now after the days had multiplied after these things, his Majesty made him
heir of all the land. And many days after that, when he had fulfilled many
years as heir, his Majesty flew up to heaven. And the heir said, “Let my
great nobles of his Majesty be brought before me, that I may make them to
know all that has happened to me.” And they brought also before him his
wife, and he judged with her before him, and they agreed with him. They
brought to him his elder brother; he made him hereditary prince in all his
land. He was thirty years King of Egypt, and he died, and his elder
brother stood in his place on the day of burial.
_Excellently finished in peace, for the ka of the scribe of the treasury
Kagabu, of the treasury of Pharaoh, and for the scribe Hora, and the
scribe Meremapt. Written by the scribe Anena, the owner of this roll. He
who speaks against this roll, may Tahuti smite him._
Setna And The Magic Book
The mighty King User.maat.ra (Rameses the Great) had a son named Setna
Kha.em.uast who was a great scribe, and very learned in all the ancient
writings. And he heard that the magic book of Thoth, by which a man may
enchant heaven and earth, and know the language of all birds and beasts,
was buried in the cemetery of Memphis. And he went to search for it with
his brother An.he.hor.eru; and when they found the tomb of the King’s son,
Na.nefer.ka.ptah, son of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Mer.neb.ptah,
Setna opened it and went in.
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