EDITED BY W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D.., PH.D., HON. F.S.A. (SCOT.)
Reading edition
ILLUSTRATED BY TRISTRAM ELLIS
LONDON, 1899
CONTENTS
PAGE ...1 INTRODUCTION
TALES OF THE MAGICIANS KHAFRA'S TALE ...10
BAUFRA'S TALE ...16
HORDEDEF'S TALE ...22
REMARKS ...46
THE PEASANT AND THE WORKMAN ...61
REMARKS ...75
THE SHIPWRECKED SAILOR ...81
REMARKS ...93
THE ADVENTURES OF SANEHAT ...97
REMARKS ...127
INDEX ...143
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE Frontispiece THE STEWARD AND THE WAX CROCODILE...13
ZAZAMANKH FINDING THE JEWEL...19
HORDEDEF LEADING DEDI TO THE SHIP...23
DEDI ENCHANTING THE DUCK ...29
THE GODDESSES AND KHNUMU COMING TO RA-USER ...35
THE GODDESSES HIDING THE CROWNS ...39
THE HANDMAID LISTENING TO THE FESTIVITY ...43
IN THE SEKHET HEMAT ....6l
THE TRESPASS ....63
THE BEATING OF THE SEKHTI ...71
GOING TO WAWAT ...81
viii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE: THE INQUIRY ...85
BRETHREN AND CHILDREN ...88
THE FAREWELL • ...91
THE FLIGHT ...99
THE CROSSING ...100
THE RESCUE ...101
SANEHAT MEETING THE TENU ...106
THE COMBAT ...109
EGYPTIAN MESSENGERS ARRIVING • ...113
THE SONG OF THE PRINCESSES ...123
THE SHAVING OF SANEHAT ...126