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The papyrus contains the story of The Contendings of Horus and Seth as well as various other poetic love songs. The original provenience of the papyrus was Thebes . When found, the papyrus measured 55 cm (22 in) and had been torn and crushed. [ 1 ]
In the earliest account of this episode, in a fragmentary Middle Kingdom papyrus, the sexual encounter begins when Set asks to have sex with Horus, who agrees on the condition that Set will give Horus some of his strength. [32] The encounter puts Horus in danger, because in Egyptian tradition semen is a potent and dangerous substance, akin to ...
Papyrus Chester Beatty II 12th L - Tale of Truth and Falsehood: British Museum: P. BM 10682 London: UK Papyrus Chester Beatty I 12th L - Love poetry Contention between Horus and Seth Turin Erotic Papyrus: 12th (ca. 1150 BC) D - Animal and erotic cartoons P. Turin 55001 Turin: Italy Papyrus Harris 500: 12th or later
It vividly characterizes the deities involved; as the Egyptologist Donald B. Redford says, "Horus appears as a physically weak but clever Puck-like figure, Seth [Set] as a strong-man buffoon of limited intelligence, Re-Horakhty as a prejudiced, sulky judge, and Osiris as an articulate curmudgeon with an acid tongue."
His comparison of "The Contendings of Horus and Seth" and "The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood" reveals two major similarities between the famous stories. One of the parallels the author discusses is how both stories make use of myths involving Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Horus. However, there are differences between the many versions of the myths.
It shows the deities Horus and Seth wrapping a papyrus haulm and a lotus haulm around a trachea ending in a djed pillar, an act representing the enduring unification of the two lands under Senusret I. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Later, the reason that the Moon was not as bright as the sun was explained by a tale, known as The Contendings of Horus and Seth. In this tale, it was said that Seth, the patron of Upper Egypt, and Horus, the patron of Lower Egypt, had battled for Egypt brutally, with neither side victorious, until eventually, the gods sided with Horus.
Next, the triumphant Hunefer, having passed the test, is presented by the falcon-headed Horus to Osiris, seated in his shrine with Isis, Nephthys and the four sons of Horus. (19th Dynasty, c. 1300 BCE) A section of the Egyptian Book of the Dead that is written on papyrus, showing the Weighing of the Heart in the Duat, where Anubis can be seen ...