Setne Chamvaset – nezvedený syn faraona Vesermaatrea?
Setne Khaemwaset: the mischievous son of pharaoh Wesermaatre?
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/100836Identifikátory
ISSN: 1801-3899
Kolekce
- Číslo 20 [9]
Datum vydání
2018Nakladatel
Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaZdrojový dokument
Pražské egyptologické studie (Prague Egyptological Studies)Rok vydání periodika: 2018
Ročník periodika: 2018
Číslo periodika: 20
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/Klíčová slova (česky)
démotština, narativní texty, Setne I, kouzelník, snyKlíčová slova (anglicky)
Demotic, narrative texts, Setne I, magician, dreamsThe study presents a new look at the Demotic story of
Setne I. According to traditional interpretations, Setne
is a scholar searching for the magical scroll containing
the wisdom of Thoth, who has to pass through various
dangers along his journey and, in the end, is forced
to return the book back to the tomb where he found it.
The mysterious beauty Tabubu, whom he encounters
after carrying the scroll out of the tomb of the scholar
Naneferkaptah, is usually portrayed as a force of chaos, as
one of the dangerous women described in coeval wisdom
literature as creatures any wise man should avoid. However,
a careful analysis of the text reveals Setne to be no scholar,
his motivation as far from a pure search for knowledge,
and his desires being of a carnal rather than spiritual nature.
Moreover, a large part of the narrative appears to play out
in the spiritual realm, which Setne reaches upon voluntary
or involuntary intoxication. Finally, the story also shows
that the memory of the real Setne Khamwaset permeated
the literary tradition of the time, as the literary Setne, too,
is portrayed as an ancient “archaeologist” who roams and
restores tombs from long lost times.