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Letter to the Dead

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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.

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