his offerings of bread and of linen
garments be brought unto him among [those of] the lords of funeral
oblations, oh, offer ye praises as unto a god, to the Osiris Nu, destroyer
of his opponent[s] in his form of right and truth and in his attributes of
a god of right and truth."

EGYPTIAN TALES

Translated from the Papyri

Edited by Wm. Flinders Petrie, Hon. D.C.L., LL.D., Edwards Professor of
Egyptology, University College, London.

The Taking Of Joppa

There was once in the time of King Men-kheper-ra a revolt of the servants
of his Majesty who were in Joppa; and his Majesty said, "Let Tahutia go
with his footmen and destroy this wicked Foe in Joppa." And he called one
of his followers, and said moreover, "Hide thou my great cane, which works
wonders, in the baggage of Tahutia that my power may go with him."

Now when Tahutia came near to Joppa, with all the footmen of Pharaoh, he
sent unto the Foe in Joppa, and said, "Behold now his Majesty, King
Men-kheper-ra, has sent all this great army against thee; but what is that
if my heart is as thy heart? Do thou come, and let us talk in the field,
and see each other face to face." So Tahutia came with certain of his men;
and the Foe in Joppa came likewise, but his charioteer that was with him
was true of heart unto the King of Egypt. And they spoke with one another
in his great tent, which Tahutia had placed far off from the soldiers. But
Tahutia had made ready 200 sacks, with cords and fetters, and had made a
great sack of skins with bronze fetters, and many baskets: and they were
in his tent, the sacks and the baskets, and he had placed them as the
forage for the horses is put in baskets. For while the Foe in Joppa drank
with Tahutia, the people who were with him drank with the footmen of
Pharaoh, and made merry with them. And when their bout of drinking was
past, Tahutia said to the Foe in Joppa, "If it please thee, while I remain
with the women and children of thy own city, let one bring of my people
with their horses, that they may give them provender, or let one of the
Apuro run to fetch them." So they came, and hobbled their horses, and gave
them provender, and one found the great cane of Men-kheper-ra (Tahutmes
III), and came to tell of it to Tahutia. And thereupon the Foe in Joppa
said to Tahutia: "My heart is set on examining the great cane of
Men-kheper-ra, which is named '... tautnefer.' By the