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Letter to the Dead
Description
A letter addressed to the deceased Meru by his son Heni. The letter to Meru contains a complaint that a person named Seni has a malicious influence upon Heni. Heni begs his dead father to prevent Seni from inflicting bad dreams upon him.
Cross-references (2)
- APIS-Text berkeley.apis.12356 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text 1966 w. k. simpson, the letter to the dead from the tomb of meru (n3737) at nag' ed-deir. jea 52 (39-52) tier-1
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