Egyptian Murder Mystery. 9/05
[acrylic on canvas]
The text is an edited version of a longer account from the ancient Egyptian papyrus "The Tale of Two Brothers".
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This tells the story of an angry elder brother ["he became like the southern panther"] who sharpens his dagger, then hides in a stable to await his brother's return from the fields. When his brother arrives with his cattle , the elder brother murders him. Left to right, the 4 lines read:

1. Un an paif sen aa her [His brother elder ] 2. tat temtu paif [made sharp his]
3. er xatbu paif [dagger to stab his] 4. sen serau em ruha [brother younger at eventide]

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