CLAA05H3 Lecture Notes - Fifth Dynasty Of Egypt, Fourth Dynasty Of Egypt, Nebka
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4th dynasty (old kingdom) setting in the old kingdom. Composition: 12th dynasty (middle kingdom) written in middle kingdom. But papyrus from the 2nd intermediate period. First tale mostly lost and the end is only kept. End of the marvel in the time of king djoser. The story and the name of the narrator is lost. Djoser = dynasty 3 built the step pyramids. Second story- the marvel which happened in the time of king nebka. Nebka was a mysterious king before djoser. Narrator is the second son of khaefra and he built the second kind of pyramids. Webaoner found out and he uses magic. He makes a crocodile out of wax, magic! Wife and townsman meet, and then un lease crocodile on townsman and kills him. Webaoner makes it turn back to wax. Nebka has webaoner"s wife burned alive and thrown into the nile. Woman who commit adultery get punished severly in the myths (door keeper story)
