Reflections on the revenge of Tut [ancient Egypt] anonymous

Princess Hator, the daughter of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Miriburta, married her younger brother Prince Naif and gave birth to a little prince Milla. Prince Neville pursues knowledge and wisdom. An old priest tells Prince Neville the secret of the magic book written by Thoth, the god of wisdom. Prince Neville, his wife and children embarked on a journey to the city of Gufutai to find the magic book. Thoth, the god of wisdom, was punished when he learned that his magic book had been stolen by the prince. The prince's family paid the price of their lives for stealing the magic book.

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In ancient Egypt, there was a Pharaoh named Miributa who ruled Egypt for many, many years. During his administration, he was honest and honest, busy with everything and worked hard for the people. So God gave him a gentle and beautiful princess named Hart. Later, Rashin gave birth to a clever prince named Naif Kabuta.

Pharaoh expected the prince and princess to become educated and knowledgeable people as soon as possible so as to succeed him in governing the country in the future.

So Pharaoh chose the best teachers from all over the country to teach the prince and princess to read and write.

Princess hartle loves books that cultivate sentiment. She tried to cultivate her noble sentiments. She believes that personal achievements should be attributed to the great god.

As for Prince Neville, he loves philosophy and reads philosophy books extensively. After reading such a book, he has increased his knowledge and broadened his horizons. In addition, the prince is particularly keen on studying the characters written in papyrus books and stored in the "Hall of Life", and he is more interested in the strange hieroglyphics carved on the temple walls.

The prince selflessly studied hard. He humbly asked famous priests and wizards all over the country for advice and read all kinds of books he could get. Finally, he became the greatest scholar, the most famous philosopher and the best magician of that era. Pharaoh, his subjects and people all praised his profound knowledge and powerful magic.

At that time, according to the laws of the Pharaoh era, Princess Hator, the eldest daughter of Pharaoh, was the heir to the throne. Only when the princess gets married can the prince be qualified to inherit the throne and become the new Pharaoh. Pharaoh wanted his descendants to keep the royal blood forever, so he didn't want Princess Hator to get married.

Princess Hassall admired her brother Prince Neville's profound knowledge and wide popularity, and she was very willing to marry him. Pharaoh strongly approved of this marriage, and Prince Neville was extremely happy, because the kingship would not be stolen by outsiders, and he would govern the country with the queen's sister.

Pharaoh soon held a grand wedding for the prince and princess, and people from all over the country came to the palace to bless the couple. Pharaoh sent people to send a large number of sacrifices to the temple, praying that Almighty God would give countless princes and princesses to their happy partners.

After the wedding, the prince and princess lived in a magnificent palace.

Time flies, the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle.

The princess was pregnant and soon gave birth to a lively and handsome little prince named Milla Bu. Happiness filled the mother's heart. She took good care of her son, while Prince Neville devoted more energy to learning knowledge and increasing talents.

One day, Prince Neville went to the temple of Buta in Memphis as usual. He first walked around the magnificent temple and walked from one end of the temple to the other. Later, he stood in front of a sculpture and looked for a long time. He found the sculpture unusual. He had never read such words. So he leaned over and took a closer look, and the words in front of him disappeared without a trace. There is nothing but him. ...

Just when he was very confused, suddenly, there was a burst of laughter behind him. The prince turned around and saw an old priest in a pure white linen robe standing by laughing. The old priest laughed till tears came out! Prince Neville curiously asked:

"Strange elder, why do you laugh at me like this?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, dear prince, how dare I laugh at you!" The elder smiled and said, "You are the son of the great Pharaoh. Tomorrow, you may become the head of a country. "

"So, what makes you laugh? Don't be afraid, you won't be punished. " The prince comforted the priest and said.

"* * * afraid of you? How do you like to punish people? You are a prestigious scholar. Fame and virtue make you angry and don't like to punish people! " The old priest smiled and answered the prince.

"But why are you suddenly laughing behind my back?" The prince still asked the priest.

"Yes, my prince, I was amused because I found you, a great scholar, standing here wasting your time reading those useless and powerless things."

The old priest finally told the reason why he laughed.

When the prince heard the old priest say this, he retorted disapprovingly:

"Dear elders, why don't you like these precious carvings and hieroglyphs? They are precious wealth left by our ancestors. "

The old priest smiled again and said:

"Even if you are right, they are no big deal! Do you know that?/You know what? Do you know that?/You know what? Sauter, the god of wisdom, is a rare treasure that preserves the greatest and most magical magic book in the world. The God of Wisdom is the omniscient and omniscient of all gods. The magic book was written by him personally and hidden in an extremely secret place. "

Speaking of the magic book of the wise god, the prince suddenly got excited:

"Dear predecessors, I have long heard about this magical magic book, but I don't know how to find it, and no one wants to take me to the library. I also heard that Hu Fufa, who built a huge pyramid for himself, tried his best to get the magic book! "

"Great prince, my little master, but you, with your wisdom and superb magic skills, can get this book!" The old priest encouraged Prince Neville.

The prince cried happily.

"Dear predecessors, that's great. I have been looking forward to getting this magic book for a long time. Come, tell me about it. "

"Your highness, this book was written by the wise God himself, which includes all kinds of witchcraft in the world. If you read the incantation on the first page, you will become alert and observant, and you can see everything in the world clearly: whether it is hidden in caves or buried in rivers, lakes and seas, you will really see it. You will understand the words of birds flying in the sky, reptiles crawling on the ground and fish swimming in the water. If you read the incantation on the second page, although you will enter the ghost world after death, you can have the ability to bring back the dead, become the original appearance, and return to the world. In addition, you will be fortunate to see the throne of the great god in the sky and the huge team of sun gods cruising the sky, which will make you feel happy all your life. " The old priest told the prince in detail.

Prince Neville could not restrain infinite joy, and he begged the old priest:

"Swear by the name of the Great God, swear by the life of Pharaoh, noble elder, as long as you can help me get this magic book, I will definitely pay you a huge reward to meet all your requirements."

The old priest was silent for a moment and said:

"Prince, I only have one small request. Please build a grave for me. After I die, I hope to hold a grand funeral for me and let people regard me as a rich priest. Let many priests chant sutras around my cemetery, women weep and mourn for me, offer exquisite and rich sacrifices to the gods for me, and fill them with pure and sweet wine. Finally, let my soul rest in peace in heaven. Ah, prince, I think it will cost one hundred dollars! "

Prince Neville clapped his hands at once and called his servant. He ordered that one hundred pieces of silver be given to the old priest at once.

After the old priest received the money, he said to Prince Neville:

Dear prince, my master,

The grimoire is hidden near Thebes.

In the middle of a river in Guftai.

There is an iron box in the middle of the river.

There is a copper box in the iron box.

There is a sandalwood box in the copper box.

There is an ivory ebony box in the sandalwood box.

There is a silver box in the ivory ebony box.

There is a gold box in the silver box.

The magic book of the God of Wisdom is hidden in the golden box!

Ah, there are countless tapes wrapped around the iron box.

Snakes, scorpions and other reptiles,

There is also a terrible immortal snake!

They have been guarding the magic book.

When the old priest finished his words in one breath, he took a breath and said:

"How many people tried to get the magic book, but they all failed. Therefore, this is a dangerous and difficult thing. You must always be vigilant and be careful. "

Prince Neville danced and ran back to the palace to tell his wife Princess Hart about the magic book. He also said that he would immediately go to Gufutai to retrieve the magical magic book.

Princess Hassall felt very sad when she heard the prince's words. She dissuaded Neville:

"Give up this plan, don't go to GuFu Thai, dear. How can we expect the treasure of the God of Wisdom? My heart is telling me that in the south, there are only disasters and sorrows waiting for us. "

As she said this, Princess Hassall grabbed Prince Neville's strong arm with her soft and slender arm, as if to save him from the abyss of suffering. However, the prince does not intend to change his mind easily. He left his wife and came to Pharaoh.

The prince told Pharaoh everything, and then begged his father:

"Your majesty, please give me a big ship. I want to take my wife and children to the south to retrieve that precious magic book! "

Like the prince, Pharaoh was eager to see the magic book as soon as possible, and he agreed to his son's request.

A gorgeous royal yacht, carrying Prince Neville, Princess Hassall and the little prince Milla cloth, embarked on a journey to the south. Pharaoh also sent him a large number of skilled and familiar sailors. The royal ship went upstream on the Nile and sailed day and night to Gufutai City.

After several days and nights of sailing, the imperial ship finally arrived at Gufutai City smoothly.

The priests of Isis, the goddess of Gufutai, rushed to the shore to meet Prince Neville, Princess hartle and the little prince Milla.

On the shore, people lined up to go to the temple. Prince Neville came up with a cow, a goose and a bottle of wine to offer sacrifices to Isis and her son Horus. The priests of the goddess Isis and their relatives held a grand banquet for four consecutive days, warmly entertaining Prince Neville and his party.

On the fifth morning, Prince Neville called a priest, who was proficient in all kinds of witchcraft and even knew many secrets of the gods. The priest used a spell to make a magical box like a diving cabin; Prince Neville made many sailors and paddles with candles, and then read them spells, so that the sailors could breathe and get life. Everyone had paddles in his hand.

Prince Neville will dive into the water, ordered:

"Do as I say, faithful slave!"

The submersible suddenly disappeared.

The prince filled the royal ship with sand and left with the priest.

Princess Hassall and her son are sitting on the shore anxiously. She is looking forward to the good news and waiting for her husband to come back early. She always feels that her future life will be full of difficulties and hardships.

The sailors made by Prince Neville worked day and night in the diving cabin for three days. When they stopped, the prince's royal ship could not run. Prince Neville knew that they had come to the place where the magic book was hidden.

The prince and the priest first shoveled out the sand from the boat, paved a beach 50 cubits long and 50 cubits wide in the river, and parked the royal boat in the middle of the beach. Then, the prince read a spell, grabbed a pinch of sand and threw it into the water. Sand is like countless sharp axes. When it touches water, it will split the water in half. Soon, the bottom of the water was exposed. There was a huge iron box, and the prince was so excited that he almost cried.

The prince calmed down for a while, looked intently and found that the iron box was really surrounded by a thick and fierce viper. There are thousands of poisonous snakes, scorpions and various reptiles floating near the box. From time to time, they raised their heads and tails, peeped around and faithfully guarded the magic book.

Prince Neville scolded the snakes, scorpions and reptiles loudly and put a symbol on them. These animals immediately became paralyzed and could not move at will, let alone hurt others.

The prince jumped off the royal ship and walked in the water, passing snakes, scorpions and reptiles. They can only look at Neville with their eyes wide open, and they can't stop him.

The prince walked happily to the iron box. Just as he was about to reach out and touch it, a huge poisonous snake came at him. The God of Wisdom enchanted the poisonous snake, but Prince Neville's magic didn't work on it. Still fierce, agile and lethal.

Now, Neville will go all out to deal with the giant viper. He pulled out a sharp dagger and cut it at the serpent quickly and accurately, and the snake head suddenly fell to the ground. However, the snake head was quickly reconnected with the snake body, and the snake came back to life. Neville attacked the snake again, cut off its head and threw it into the far river. However, the snake head was soon connected with the snake body, and the snake was resurrected. The prince knows that strength alone can't kill a poisonous snake, and he must use tricks. So Prince Neville attacked the snake for the third time. This time, he divided the snake in two and then sprinkled sand on the broken place. The snake was stuck in the sand and its broken head could never be picked up. In this way, the huge and fierce snake finally died in the hands of the prince.

Prince Neville stood in front of the iron box. Although the box was surrounded by poisonous snakes, scorpions and all kinds of reptiles, they could only watch Neville helplessly, but could not move, because they had been enchanted by Neville. The prince quickly smashed the lock and opened the iron box. As the old priest said, there is a copper box in the iron box. Opening the copper box, I saw an ebony box inside; Open the ebony box and see a milky ebony box inside; Open the ivory ebony box and see a silver box inside; Open the silver box and see a gold box inside; Opening the golden box, Prince Neville finally saw the magic book of the God of Wisdom!

Prince Neville was ecstatic. He quickly opened the magic book and read the first page with his eyes wide open.

A miracle happened.

Prince Neville's eyesight is getting better and better. He feels that everything in the world has become bigger, and things in the distance seem to be right under his nose. He looked up at the sky and saw the great god La Shen on the eternal solar boat, surrounded by the gods. He looked underground and saw the underworld deep underground, which was extremely dark and hot, and traitors and tyrants were punished in hell. He also found it strange that he could understand the language of birds and the words of various reptiles in caves ... how amazing!

Prince Neville read the second page intently again.

This time, he saw the rising sun, oblique moon and twinkling stars in Ran Ran. They actually appeared in the air at the same time! He can also see all the gods in the sky and know the state of each god. ...

At this time, Prince Neville fully believed that the old priest's words were true. When it suddenly occurred to him that his wife and children were still waiting for him on the shore, he quickly put away his precious magic book and ordered the river to be closed. As soon as he blurted out, the river was as flat as a mirror as before, and the rolling river flooded the place where the box was placed.

"Servants, carry out my orders and send me back to my original place!"

The sailors made by the prince worked tirelessly day and night. Soon, the prince and the priest returned to Guftai City.

Princess Hassall has been on pins and needles since Prince Neville left. She forgot to eat and sleep, and waited by the river day and night. Hunger, fear and fatigue almost turned her into a dead man.

When Princess Hassall saw Neville's triumphant return, her heart almost jumped with joy. Neville hurried to his wife and put the magic book in her hand for her to read. When Princess Hassall finished reading the first page, her vision became infinitely broadened. She saw everything between heaven and earth, and she understood the languages of all animals ... When she finished reading the second page, she was also surprised to find that the rising sun, the west oblique moon and the twinkling stars appeared in the sky at the same time, and she also saw all the gods in the sky. The princess was very happy. She told her husband to collect magical books. So Prince Neville brought a Qvanxian Zhang papyrus and a glass of ale. He wrote all the spells in the magic book on paper, and then dipped the paper in malt liquor. The words on the paper fell off the wine, and the paper became clean again. Neville gulped down the beer. In this way, Prince Neville recited all the spells in the magic book. This is the old trick of the great wizard.

After that, Prince Neville led his wife and children to the temple of Isis, offering rich sacrifices to the goddess Isis and her son Horus.

The next day, just before dawn, they boarded the royal ship, raised their sails and set off for the north with great interest.

At the same time, Thoth, the great god of wisdom, knew that someone had stolen his magic book. The god of wisdom was furious. He hurried to the father of the almighty gods-pull god complain:

"Almighty Lord, Neville Kabuta found my magic box and stole the magic book that recorded my intelligence. Also, he brutally killed the guardian of the box-the brave viper and his partner. Ah, great gods, this is what despicable humans do. How dare they offend the sacred god! To punish Pharaoh's son. If we don't punish him severely, we will encounter more trouble! "

Pull god expression majestically said:

"I already know all this. Well, just do as you suggest and do with them as you please!"

Princess Hator's prophecy came true, and disaster and misfortune soon came. Thoth, the god of wisdom, got the permission of Dalai, and he was determined to severely punish those who stole the magic book!

The royal ship sailed on the Nile day and night, and it was not far from its destination.

At this time, the wise god quietly approached the imperial boat. Suddenly, the wind stopped and the sails fell. It became dark and opaque and the ship stopped sailing. Skilled sailors struggled to paddle, but the boat remained motionless. Suddenly, there was a deafening roar in the sky, and a majestic voice said:

"despicable thief, you can't go back to your hometown alive!"

Everyone on board was scared to death, and their hearts were frozen with fear and fright. Prince Neville and Princess Hassall were too scared to say a word. As soon as the terrible sound fell, a terrible force came from nowhere, lifted the little prince Milla cloth and threw it into the river. The child screamed and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea, losing his life.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter.

Princess Hator fell into a coma for losing her beloved son.

Prince Neville hastily recited one spell after another. Finally, the little prince's body floated to the surface and was swept into the middle of the waves. The sailors quickly fished the body onto the boat. Neville put his son on the bed, calling softly and chanting a spell to bring people back to life. So, the child can talk, but he is still dead. He told his father what happened there: God allowed Thoth, the wise god, to severely punish those who stole the magic book; The wise God has begun his revenge! The child said:

"Father, put the magic book back quickly, so you have to lose me; Otherwise, you will be devastated! "

After that, the little prince never spoke again.

Neville issued an order to the sailors: Return to Guftai!

In Gufutai, Prince Neville made the body of Milla cloth into a fragrant corpse, and held a grand funeral for Milla cloth in the name of the Crown Prince. After the funeral, the royal ship set off for the north again.

This voyage is completely different from last time. Last time, because we got the magic book, everyone was very happy. This time, the little prince of Milla cloth died, and the imperial boat became desolate, lonely and lifeless. From time to time, tears of sadness rolled on Princess hartle's cheeks; Prince Neville frowned and never touched the magic book again; The sailors beat the river with their oars desperately, and all were silent. No one had the heart to speak.

Princess Hassall came out of the cabin when the imperial ship sailed to the place where Milla cloth fell into the water. She walked to the side of the ship and looked into the water. She wants to see the place where her son died again.

Suddenly, the wind stopped, the sails fell, and the sky became dark ... Princess Hassall shouted:

"Throw the magic book into the water, Neville! Return the book to the owner before the wise God destroys us! "

However, Neville didn't listen to his wife's advice. For him, it is better to die than to throw away his hard-earned magic book.

Just a few minutes later, people heard a plop, and Princess Hassall was thrown into the water by an irresistible force. Princess Hassall, like her son, soon sank to the bottom of the river.

Neville quickly recited a spell, and Hassall's body surfaced. The sailors picked up the body of the hostess and put her on the board. Neville burst into tears and sadly recited the resurrection curse to his beloved wife, so that the dead Hassall could speak.

"Put the magic book back, or you're dead!" The wife persuaded Neville, and then she could never speak again.

Prince Neville reluctantly gave the sailors an order: return to Guftai!

In Gufutai, the innocent prince made his wife's body into a fragrant corpse and held a grand funeral for Princess Hator in the name of the Pharaoh's heir. After the funeral, the imperial ship set out for the third time and headed north.

Sadness enveloped the royal yacht, and Prince Neville sat alone in the cabin, heartbroken and bereaved of his beloved wife and son. He was very sad and his heart was broken. However, he still doesn't want to throw away the magic book, and he is determined to compete with the wise god with his own magic.

What a tragic voyage this is! Milla cloth is dead, and Hassall is dead, but the God of Wisdom will continue to retaliate.

The royal yacht sailed to where the little prince and princess fell into the water. Prince Neville felt a great force pulling him, and he knew it was useless to resist. So he took out a strong linen cloth, made a belt out of it, and tied the magic book to his chest. He decided not to let the wise God get the magic book, even if he died, the book would not be separated from him!

After that, when a huge invisible force pushed him hard, the prince subconsciously walked out of the cabin, then fell into the water and quickly sank to the bottom of the river. The sailors ran around in panic and shouted loudly. However, they could not save the prince or salvage his body.

The imperial ship finally returned to Memphis in the north.

Pharaoh personally led the civil and military officials to pay tribute to this unfortunate ship.

When the royal yacht broke down, a sailor shouted. He pointed to the wooden handle of the rudder and everyone looked there. I saw Prince Neville's body leaning against the rudder post, and the magic spell book was firmly tied to his chest!

In this way, Prince Neville saved his son, wife and body from extinction with superb magic, although he had no power to avoid the death of his soul.

Many priests lifted the body of Prince Neville with great reverence. They spent seven days and seven nights making a mummy for him, then wrapped it in white royal linen and put it in a golden coffin.

The Pharaoh held a grand funeral for Prince Neville with a deep heart and placed the golden coffin in a special royal cemetery. He put Thoth's magic book, the god of wisdom, on the marble bed stool beside the coffin of his son Prince Neville, so that he could continue reading his favorite magic book!

(compiled by Kang Manmin)

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Life Book: According to ancient Egyptian myths and legends, people will be judged by Osiris, the owner of the deceased, and their hearts will be weighed by Anubis, the god of the underworld. The judgment based on the weighing results will be recorded by Thoth, the god of wisdom, which forms the life book.

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The form of Thoth in ancient Egyptian mythology is generally an eagle head with a crescent moon on its head, or simply an eagle head. He often appears in the image of this bird, and sometimes in the image of a dog-headed ape, so he may be a combination of two ancient gods, one is a bird and the other is an ape.

Thoth holds many important positions. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, Thoth is knowledgeable and intelligent, representing extraordinary ability. The word "Thoth" means "three times greater". He invented all the skills and sciences, including arithmetic, measurement, geometry, astronomy, divination, magic, medicine, surgery, wind instruments, painting and, most importantly, writing. Without words, man may forget his theory and not benefit from his invention. Thoth determined the solar terms of a year and made a calendar. He is also the god of justice. When Horus and Seth, who were not * * *, were summoned to the court of the gods, Thoth won the title of "both sides of the trial". His decision was just. He decided to return Osiris's inheritance right to his son Horus. As the supervisor and recorder of soul trial, Thoth held a reed pen and paper grass to record the trial results of each deceased. Thoth is the keeper of sacred archives and the protector of history. He recorded the change of dynasties in detail. When the queen became pregnant after mating with the Emperor, the Emperor wrote the name of the future Pharaoh on the leaves of the sacred tree of Hempris. According to the theologian Hermopoulos, Thoth was the real creator of the universe. In their view, Thoth completed the creative work with his own voice. When he woke up for the first time in the primitive "chaos", he opened his lips and gave birth to four tangible male gods and four goddesses from his voice.

But even if Thoth has such magical power, it can't stop Prince Neville from stealing his magic book. Since ancient times, human beings have never stopped exploring nature, yearning for light and thinking about their own destiny. In order to bring fire to mankind, Prometheus, the God of Titan, did not hesitate to steal the sky fire, and paid the price of being locked on the Caucasus Mountain by Zeus and being pecked by evil eagles every day. In order to explore the secrets of the passage of time and life, Kuafu did not hesitate to run day after day. Although he died of thirst in the end, he threw his cane out and turned it into a peach grove, hoping that future generations would continue to pursue it. In Revenge of Thoth, the Egyptian prince Naif overcame all kinds of magic through his efforts and brought Thoth's magic book from the bottom of the river near Thebes to the world. Humans have been trying to explore the secrets of the world they live in. But in ancient times, compared with the mysterious nature, human beings were so small that they could not accomplish this task by themselves, so they could only pin their hopes on God. In ancient Egypt, this god must be Thoth, the god of wisdom. The description of the magic book in the story only mentions two pages, but these two pages are exactly what human beings want to know, one is the world around them, and the other is human life and death. Therefore, when Prince Neville and his wife opened the first page, they learned about all kinds of creatures in the sky, underground, water and air, and the underworld where people go after death. When they opened the second page, they saw the movement of the sun, the moon and the stars.

However, in mythology, offending the authority of God will be punished by God. Because the prince stole Thoth's magic book, his family of three were killed by Thoth with irresistible force, which also revealed the twists and turns and difficulties of ancient people in pursuing wisdom and the expensive price they paid in exploring nature. However, the struggle between mankind and God did not fail completely, and Thoth did not get back the magic book in the end, but stayed on earth. This not only gives readers a hopeful ending, but also shows the indomitable spirit and courage of human beings in pursuing wisdom.

(Liu Wei)