Motif
family reunion in a tomb after death
family_reunion_in_a_tomb_after_death
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage 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: Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty ANPU AND BATA. / REMARKS / SETNA AND THE MAGIC BOOK / REMARKS; lines 1642-1734 confidence: high
The fifth act shows Setna subject to Na-nefer-ka-ptah and ordered to bring the bodies of Na-nefer-ka-ptah’s wife and child to Memphis into his tomb.
The passage identifies the sentimental climax as the restoration of family unity in one tomb, achieved by bringing Ahura’s and Mer-ab’s bodies to Memphis where their kas are already associated with Na-nefer-ka-ptah.
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