When the Egyptian folk hero Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal a magic book, the prince's mummy challenged him to senet, a board game popular with both Egyptian gods and humans. The more Setne lost the game, the more the floor enveloped him. However, he eventually used magic amulets to break free.

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In Egyptian mythology, the magician Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal the "Book of Thoth," a spellbook that could raise the dead. However, the prince's mummy cursed Setne for this theft, ravaging Setne's mind with horrific nightmares.

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When the Egyptian folk hero Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal a magic book, the prince's mummy challenged him to senet, an old Egyptian board game. The more Setne lost, the more the stone floor enveloped him. However, he used magic amulets to break free.

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In Egyptian myth, the magician-hero Setne broke into the tomb of Prince Naneferkaptah to steal the Book of Thoth, a spellbook with the power to raise the dead. However, Setne was cursed by the prince's mummy for this theft, his mind ravaged by horrific nightmares.

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The Literary vs The Literal: The narration of magical practices, texts, and their practitioners in Setne I and II compared with the so-called Demotic and Greek Magical Papyri

The Demotic narratives concerning magicians (ḥr-tb), sorcerers (ꜣte), fine scribes (sẖ-nfr), and wise men (rmṯ-rḫ) contained in the literary cycle starring Setne Khaemwaset are the paramount Graeco-Roman period Egyptian language sources for the