and my magic books."

And he hurried up upon earth, and told the King all that had happened to
Setna. The King said, "Bring him the talisman of his father Ptah, and his
magic books." And An.he.hor.eru hurried down into the tomb; he laid the
talisman on Setna, and he sprang up again immediately. And then Setna
reached out his hand for the book, and took it. Then--as Setna went out
from the tomb--there went a Light before him, and Darkness behind him. And
Ahura wept at him, and she said: "Glory to the King of Darkness! Hail to
the King of Light! all power is gone from the tomb." But Na.nefer.ka.ptah
said to Ahura: "Do not let your heart be sad; I will make him bring back
this book, with a forked stick in his hand, and a fire-pan on his head."
And Setna went out from the tomb, and it closed behind him as it was
before.

Then Setna went to the King, and told him everything that had happened to
him with the book. And the King said to Setna, "Take back the book to the
grave of Na.nefer.ka.ptah, like a prudent man, or else he will make you
bring it with a forked stick in your hand, and a fire-pan on your head."
But Setna would not listen to him; and when Setna had unrolled the book he
did nothing on earth but read it to everybody.

[Here follows a story of how Setna, walking in the court of the temple of
Ptah, met Tabubua, a fascinating girl, daughter of a priest of Bast, of
Ankhtaui; how she repelled his advances, until she had beguiled him into
giving up all his possessions, and slaying his children. At the last she
gives a fearful cry and vanishes, leaving Setna bereft of even his
clothes. This would seem to be merely a dream, by the disappearance of
Tabubua, and by Setna finding his children alive after it all; but on the
other hand he comes to his senses in an unknown place, and is so terrified
as to be quite ready to make restitution to Na.nefer.ka.ptah. The episode,
which is not creditable to Egyptian society, seems to be intended for one
of the vivid dreams which the credulous readily accept as half realities.]

So Setna went to Memphis, and embraced his children for that they were
alive. And the King said to him, "Were you not drunk to do so?" Then Setna
told all things that had happened with Tabubua and Na.nefer.ka.ptah. And
the King said, "Setna, I have already lifted up my hand against you
before, and said, 'He will kill you if you do not take back the book to
the place you took it from.' But you have never liste