Introduction.
There lived, they say, two brothers from the same mother, from the same father. Anup was the name of the eldest. Bata was the name of the youngest.
Anup, he had a house, had a wife, and his younger brother lived with him as if in the position of a son. He Anup made clothes for him, while he was grazing his cattle in the field; he plowed Bata; he gathered the harvest for him; he did all the field work for him. And his younger brother was a wonderful young man; there was no one like him in the whole country: the power of God was in him!
And so, many days after this, his younger brother tended his cattle according to his daily custom, and he returned to his home every evening, laden with all kinds of herbs of the field, milk, firewood, and all kinds of other fine products of the field, and he laid them before his elder brother, who sat with his wife, and he drank, and he ate, and he went, alone, to his stable to sleep among his animals.
And so, when the earth was illuminated and the second day came, he cooked food and laid it before his elder brother, and he gave him bread for the field, and he drove his cows to graze them in the field. He walked behind his cows, and they said to him: “The grass is good in such and such a place,” and he listened to everything they said, and he led them to a place with good grass, which they wanted. And the cows entrusted to him became fatter and fatter and gave more and more offspring.
Unfaithful wife.
And during the plowing period his elder brother said to him:
- Prepare a harness for us, because the field has already come out of the water and is suitable for plowing. Next, come to the field with the seeds, since tomorrow morning we will plow hard,” he told him.
And his younger brother carried out all the tasks concerning which his elder brother said to him:
- Do them!
And so when the earth was illuminated and the second day came, they went into the field with their seeds, and they plowed diligently, and their hearts were very, very joyful because of the successful start of their work.
And so many days after this they were in the field, and they lacked seed.
And he Anup sent his younger brother, saying:
- Run, bring us some seeds from the village. His younger brother caught his older brother's wife sitting and doing her hair.
And he said to her:
“Get up, give me some seeds, and I will hurry to the field again, since my elder brother is waiting for me.” Don't hesitate!
And she told him:
-Go, open the barn and take what you want. Don't make me leave my hair unfinished.
And the young man entered his barn, brought from there a large pot - he wanted to grab more seeds, loaded himself with barley and spelt and left with this burden.
And she told him:
- How much does what you have on your shoulder weigh? He told her:
“Three measures of spelled and two measures of barley, five in total, that’s what’s on my shoulder,” he told her.
And she turned to him, saying:
- You are very strong; I admire your power every day. “She wanted to know him the way one knows a man.”
And she stood up, grabbed him and said to him:
- Let's go, let's spend an hour together and sleep. It will be beneficial for you: I will make you beautiful clothes.
And the young man became furious as a leopard because of the vile thing she said to him, and she was very, very frightened.
And he began to tell her:
“After all, you are like a mother to me, and your husband is like a father to me; and as the eldest he raised me. Ah, this is a terrible meanness what you told me - don’t repeat it to me! And I will not tell anyone about it, and I will not allow anyone to know about it from my lips!
He picked up his burden and went to the field. And he came to his elder brother; they worked hard to do their jobs.
Slander.
And so in the evening his elder brother returned home, while his younger brother was still grazing his animals. Then he loaded himself with all sorts of excellent products from the field and drove his animals to spend the night in their stable, which was located in the village.
And his elder brother's wife was filled with fear because of what she said. And she took a fatty cloth; she pretended to be beaten, intending to tell her husband: “It was your younger brother who beat me.”
Her husband returned in the evening, as was his daily custom. He came to his house. He found his wife lying pretending to be sick. She didn't pour water on his hands like he was used to. She did not light the fire before his arrival. His house was plunged into darkness. She lay there and vomited.
Her husband told her:
-Who was it that spoke to you? She told him:
“No one spoke to me except your little brother.” When he came to get some seeds for you, he found me sitting alone. He told me: “Come on, let’s spend an hour together, sleep; do your hair,” he told me. I didn’t listen to him. “Am I not your mother!” And your elder brother is not the same to you as a father! "I told him. He was scared. He beat me so that I would not hand it over to you. If now you allow him to remain alive, I myself will die. Look, when he comes, do not listen to him, because when I begin to convict him of this vile act, he will slander me.
And his elder brother became like a leopard. He sharpened his spear and took it in his hand.
Bata's flight.
And his elder brother stood outside the gate of his stable, intending to kill his younger brother when he returned in the evening to drive his animals into the stable.
And so, when the sun set, he loaded himself, as was his daily custom, with all kinds of field herbs and returned. The first cow entered the barn and said to her shepherd:
“Look, your elder brother is standing here with his spear to kill you.” Run away from him.
And he heard what his first cow said. Another cow came in; she said the same thing. He looked under the gate of his stable and saw the feet of his older brother: he was standing outside the gate with a spear in his hand. He laid his burden on the ground and began to run. His elder brother rushed after him with his spear.
And his younger brother called out to Re-Harakhti:
- My good sir. You are the one who separates injustice from justice.
Ryo heeded his pleas. Ryo made a large expanse of water appear between him and his older brother. It was infested with crocodiles. One of the brothers ended up on one side, the other on the other. His older brother slapped his hand twice for not killing him.
And his younger brother called from the other side and said:
- Stay here until dawn. When the disk of the sun shines, I will sue you before him, and he will hand over the guilty to the right; for I will never be with you again, I will not be where you are, I will go to the Valley of the Cedar.
Bata breaks up with his brother.
And so, when the earth was illuminated and the second day came, Re-Harakhti began to shine, and they saw each other.
And the young man spoke to his elder brother and said:
“You are chasing after me to kill me because of slander, without even listening to what my lips say!” After all, I am your younger brother! And you are like a father to me! And your wife is like a mother to me! Isn't that right?
When I was sent to bring seeds for us, your wife said to me: “Let’s go, let’s spend an hour together and sleep.” And look! She perverted it in front of you!
And he told him everything. what happened to him and his wife.
And he swore by the god Re-Harakhti, saying:
“You came with your spear to kill me because of slander, for the sake of a dirty girl!”
He took a reed knife, cut off his reproductive member, threw it into the water; the catfish swallowed it. He became weak and pitiful. His older brother's heart sank very, very hard. He began to mourn him loudly, unable to cross over to where his younger brother was because of the crocodiles.
And his younger brother called him and said:
- After all, you remember the bad, but can’t you remember the good or anything that I did for you? So go to your home and take care of your cattle yourself, since I will not stay where you are - I will go to the Valley of the Cedars. This is what you will have to do for me: you will come to take care of me if you find out that something has happened to me. I will tear out my heart and put it on a cedar flower. But when the cedar is cut down and it falls to the ground and you come looking for it, then even if you spend seven years looking for it, don’t let it get boring for you. And when you find it and put it in a bowl of cool water, I will come to life to take revenge on the one who committed the crime against me.
You will know that something has happened to me when you take a mug of beer in your hand and it foams heavily. Don't hesitate when this happens to you!
And he went to the Valley of the Cedar. His elder brother went to his home; his hand lay on his head; he was covered with ashes. He arrived at his home, killed his wife and threw her out to the dogs.
Cedar Valley.
And many days after this, his younger brother was in the Valley of the Cedars. There was no one with him. He spent the whole day hunting desert animals, and in the evening he returned to sleep under the cedar tree, on the flower of which his heart lay.
And many days after this, he built himself a castle with his own hands in the Valley of the Cedars, full of all sorts of goods, because he wanted to have his own home.
One day he left his castle and met the gods of the Ennead, who were traveling around taking care of the entire country.
And the gods of the Ennead spoke among themselves and said to him:
- Hey, Bata, Taurus of the Ennead! Are you here alone after leaving your city for the wife of Anoop, your elder brother? Find out:
his wife was killed, and you took revenge on him for all the harm done to you.
Their hearts ached very, very much for him, and Re-Harakhti said to Khnum:
- Oh, create a woman for Bata so that he does not remain lonely.
And Khnum made him a girlfriend. In the whole country there was no woman more beautiful than her. The seed of every god was in her.
And the seven Hathors came to look at her. They spoke with one mouth;
- She will die by the sword!
And he wanted her very, very much. She lived in his house, and he spent the whole day hunting animals of the desert, bringing them and placing them in front of her. He told her:
- Don’t go outside so that the sea doesn’t kidnap you; because I cannot save you from him, for I am a woman like you. And my heart lies on a cedar flower, and if anyone finds it, I will have to fight with him.
And he opened his whole heart to her.
A beauty's curl.
And many days after this, Bata went hunting according to his daily custom. Then the girl went out for a walk under the cedar tree that was located near her house. And she noticed that the sea was chasing her waves. She ran away from him and ran into her house.
And the sea shouted to the cedar:
- Grab it for me! Cedar brought a lock of her hair.
And the sea brought this strand to Egypt and laid it where Pharaoh's washermen were.
And the fragrance from this strand of hair penetrated into the clothes of Pharaoh. They fought with Pharaoh's washermen, saying:
— The smell of anointings in the clothes of the pharaoh.
They began to scold them every day, and they did not know what to do. The head of the pharaoh's laundrymen went to the coastal embankment. His heart was very, very sad because he was scolded every day.
He stopped and stood on the sand just opposite the strand of hair that was in the water. He ordered to go down, and it was brought to him. They found that its smell was very, very pleasant, and he took it to Pharaoh.
And they brought Pharaoh's scribes and scholars.
And they said to Pharaoh:
“As for this lock of hair, it belongs to the daughter of Re-Harakhti, in whom is the seed of every god.” This is a gift to you from another country. Send messengers to all foreign countries to look for her. As for the messenger who will go to the Valley of the Cedars, go with him many people to bring her.
His Majesty said:
- It’s very, very good what you say. And they were sent.
And many days after this, the people who went to a foreign land returned to make a report to His Majesty, but those who went to the Valley of the Cedar did not return. Bata killed them. He left only one of them to make a report to His Majesty.
And His Majesty again sent many soldiers. and also warriors in chariots to bring her. With them was a woman who was supplied
all kinds of beautiful women's jewelry.
And the woman came to Egypt with her, and the whole country rejoiced at her.
And His Majesty fell in love with her very, very much. They elevated her to the rank of great shepset.
And They talked with her, wanting to find out from her what the hidden essence of her husband was. She said to His Majesty:
- Order the cedar to be cut down and cut into pieces.
They sent soldiers with their guns to cut down the cedar. They arrived at the cedar. They cut a flower with Bata's heart on it. He fell dead at that very moment.
Transformations of bata.
And when the earth was illuminated and the second day came - the cedar had already been cut down - Anup, Bata’s elder brother, entered his house. He sat down and washed his hands. They gave him a mug of beer - it foamed heavily; They gave him another one, with wine - it became cloudy.
And he took his staff and his sandals, and also his clothes and his weapons, and set out on his way to the Valley of the Cedars. He entered his younger brother's castle. He found his little brother lying on his bed, dead. He cried when he saw that his younger brother was lying dead. He went to look for his younger brother's heart under the cedar tree under which his younger brother was sleeping in the evening. He spent three years looking for him and did not find him. And when the fourth year began, his heart wanted to return to Egypt. He said to himself: “I will leave in the morning,” he said in his heart.
And so, when the earth was illuminated and the second day came, he began to walk under the cedar tree. He looked for him all day. He returned in the evening and continued to look for him. He found some kind of grain. He came back with it. This was his little brother's heart. He took a bowl of cool water, threw it into the bowl and then sat down as was his daily habit.
And when night came, his Bati heart was filled with water. Bata trembled all over. He began to look at his older brother; and his heart was still in the cup. Anup, his elder brother, took the cup of cool water that contained his younger brother's heart. He gave it to him to drink. His heart fell into place and he became what he was before.
And they hugged each other. They talked to each other.
And Bata said to his elder brother:
“Look, I will turn into a huge bull with fur of various beautiful colors, the essence of which is unknown, and you will sit on my back and sit until the sun rises.” Then we will be where my wife is, so that I can avenge myself on her; and you will take me to where They are, because They will shower you with favors; and you will be rewarded with silver and gold for bringing me to Pharaoh, since I will be a great miracle and will be rejoiced throughout the whole country; then you will go to your village.
And so, when the earth was illuminated and the second day came, Bata took on the form that he had told his older brother about.
And Anup, his elder brother, sat on his back at dawn. He arrived where They were. They let His Majesty know about him. He examined it. He was very, very happy about it. He performed a great sacrifice for him, saying: “This is a great miracle that has happened.” The whole country rejoiced at him.
And the weight of the bull was reimbursed to his elder brother in silver and gold. He lived again in his village. He was granted many people and all sorts of good things. Pharaoh loved him very, very much, more than anyone else in the whole country.
And so, many days after this, he entered the kitchen room. He stopped where the shepset was and spoke to her:
- Look, I'm still alive! She told him:
-Who are you? He told her:
- I'm Bata. You know that when you forced the cedar to be cut down for Pharaoh, it was done because of me: to take my life. Look, I'm still alive! I'm a bull!
And the whisperer was very, very frightened by what her husband told her.
And he left the kitchen area.
His Majesty sat down and spent a pleasant day with her. She poured drinks for His Majesty. They were very, very kind to her.
And she said to his Majesty:
- Swear to me by God, saying: “Whatever the whisperer says, I will listen to it for her sake.”
He listened to everything she said: “Let me taste the liver of this bull, because he is good for nothing,” she told him. They were very, very upset because of what she said. Pharaoh’s heart ached very, very much for him.
And when the earth was illuminated and the second day arrived, they announced a great sacrifice - the solemn sacrifice of a bull. His Majesty's chief butcher was sent to slaughter the bull. Then they carried out his slaughter.
And when he was already lying on the shoulders of the people, he moved his neck and dropped a drop of blood near each of the doorposts of His Majesty’s gate. One ended up on one side of the great gates of the pharaoh, the other on the other side. From them grew two large Persians, one better than the other.
And they went to tell His Majesty:
“Two large Perseas - a great miracle for His Majesty - grew up this night near the great gates of His Majesty.
The whole country rejoiced at them. They made a sacrifice to them.
And many days after this, His Majesty appeared at a window of lapis lazuli, with a garland of different flowers around his neck, and he sat down on a chariot of gold. He left the palace to look at Perseus.
And the whisperer rode behind the pharaoh.
And His Majesty sat down under one perseus, whispering under another. And Bata spoke to his wife:
- Yeah, liar! I am Bata. I'm still alive, in spite of you. You know that because of me you forced the Pharaoh to cut down the cedar. I turned into a bull - you made me kill.
And many days after this, the shepset began to pour drinks for His Majesty. They were kind to her. And she said to his Majesty:
- Swear to me by God, saying: “Whatever the whisperer tells me, I will listen to it for her sake,” - so you must say.
He listened to everything she said. She said:
“Have them cut down both Persea trees and make beautiful furniture out of them.”
And they listened to everything she said.
And immediately His Majesty sent skilled craftsmen. They began to cut down the pharaoh's Perseus trees. And the king’s wife, Shepset, was present at this.
And one sliver flew off. She fell into the whispers mouth.
And she swallowed it and became pregnant in an instant. They2 made of the Persians whatever she wished.
And many days after this, she gave birth to a son. Let's go tell His Majesty.
-Your son was born.
And they brought it. They assigned him a nurse and nannies. The whole country rejoiced at him. They sat down and had a happy day. Steel
raise him. His Majesty immediately fell deeply in love with him. They elevated him to the rank of "royal son of the land of Kush."
And many days after this, His Majesty made him crown prince of the entire country.
And so many days after this - after he had been crown prince for many years throughout the whole country - his majesty flew to heaven.
And They said: Retribution!
“Let them bring my “great advisers to His Majesty” to me so that I can tell them everything that happened to me.
And they brought his wife to him. He sued her in front of them. The case was decided in his favor. They brought his older brother to him. He made him the crown prince of his entire country. He remained king of Egypt for thirty years. When he died, his elder brother took his place on the day of his death.
Completed safely, in peace. For the scribe of Pharaoh's treasury, Kagabu is the same as for the scribe Hori, the scribe Meriemope. Made by the scribe Ennana, the owner of this book. Whoever blasphemes this book will have God as his opponent.
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