Mythological story from the Twentieth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
The Contendings of Horus and Seth
Manuscript of 'Contendings of Horus and Seth' in hieratic script in the Chester Beatty Library
Size
length: 55 cm
Created
c. 1147 BC
Discovered
1931 Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Present location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
"The Contendings of Horus and Seth" is a mythological story from the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt found in the first sixteen pages of the Chester Beatty Papyri and deals with the battles between Horus and Seth to determine who will succeed Osiris as king.
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towards the sky as Horus, Upon the celestial sledge ofthe Opener ofthe Ways" [Pyramid Texts §§796-799 (Sethe)] Wilfong, Terry G. "Death Dogs: The Jackal...
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venom—the jar ofthe intestine—which was deified later as Qebehsenuef, one ofthe four sons ofHorus. As the guard of one ofthe canopic jars and a protector...
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