Motif
Concealed support during a prolonged ordeal
concealed_support_during_a_prolonged_ordeal
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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egyptian
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Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri: First Series, IVth to XIIth Dynasty HORDEDEF'S TALE / IN THE SEKHET HEMAT / IXTH DYNASTY / THE PEASANT AND THE WORKMAN; lines 901-978 confidence: medium
The king commands Meruitensa to lengthen the complaint by silence, record the Sekhti's words, and secretly provide for the Sekhti, his wife, and his children.
The king orders that the Sekhti and his family be provided for without knowing the source, and daily provisions are supplied while the complaint continues.
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