Ancient Egypt by Donald Mackenzie
The Two Brothers:
Anpu: the eldest
Bata: youngest
Anpu had a wife and Bata lived with as their son. He worked hard for them, harvesting, made garments. He was a very giving child, with the spirit of gods.
Days went on and still Bata did work for his brother and wife. While Anpu and his wife ate in the house, Bata ate in the barn with the animals. He also slept with them.
Bata knew the animals well and spoke with them. He knew where better pastures were for them and went with the animals. They were grateful and prospered.
Anpu helped his brother sew the seeds for harvest. Anpu wanted more seed so Bata ran to the house to get it. He found Anpu's wife and told her to get the feed. She told him to get it himself.
Bata went and poured a large amount of seed into a basket. The wife was impressed and looked on him fondly. Bata thought she was coming on to him and got very angry. He thinks of her as a mother. Bata quickly left.
Anpu came into his wife lying down as if she had suffered some violent act. The woman lies to Anpu saying that Bata was violent to her. Anpu gets angry and searches to kill Bata. (a little aggressive)
The Two Brothers, Part 2:
After a long day in the field Bata came back to the house. One of the animals told him Anpu was waiting behind the door with a dagger. Bata saw this was true and fled. His brother began chasing after him. Ra saw this from the heavens and pitied him so he made a river filled with crocs to separate them.
Bata asked why his brother tried to kill him. They discussed what had happened and Anpu felt horrible for what he had done. Bata left telling his brother he would never see him again.
Bata went to a valley called the flowering acacia. Here he stayed and made a house. The gods asked him why he did not return to his brother for he slayed his wife and fed her to the dogs.
[maybe add more detail to the woman, they don't even have names.
They took pity on him and created a perfect wife. She was more beautiful than any woman living. Bata loved her very much. She would remain at the house and Bata hunted and killed. He slew beasts and laid them at her feet.
He then told her of the dangers of the sea spirit not far away from the house. He told her not to leave or the sea would take her away. He opened up completely for her.
The Two Brothers, Part 3:
One day when Bata was out hunting his wife went the the acacia. She saw the ocean and fled back inside. A piece of her hair was swept into the sea spirit, which made its way to the other side where the king lived.
Her hair was beautifully fragrant. The king knew this must be the daughter of Ra's hair. He sent men to the other side of the sea to bring her to him. Bata killed them all. The king then sent more men and one woman draped in fine jewels. The woman came back with Bata's wife.
Once the king had the woman he told his men to cut down the acacia (why?). Bata was wrapped within the acacia and was slain.
Anpu set out to see his brother. Once he got to his house he found his brother's body and wept. Anpu searched and searched for his brother's soul among the acacia. He finally found an acacia seed, which held his brother's soul.
He put the seed in water and it absorbed the seed. Once this happened Bata's body began to twitch and his eyes opened, but he had no soul. Anpu then took the water and made Bata drink. His soul then returned to his body. He was back to normal. Bata says he must be a bull and carry Anpu on his back until he finds his love.
The Two Brothers:
Anpu: the eldest
Bata: youngest
Anpu had a wife and Bata lived with as their son. He worked hard for them, harvesting, made garments. He was a very giving child, with the spirit of gods.
Days went on and still Bata did work for his brother and wife. While Anpu and his wife ate in the house, Bata ate in the barn with the animals. He also slept with them.
Bata knew the animals well and spoke with them. He knew where better pastures were for them and went with the animals. They were grateful and prospered.
Anpu helped his brother sew the seeds for harvest. Anpu wanted more seed so Bata ran to the house to get it. He found Anpu's wife and told her to get the feed. She told him to get it himself.
Bata went and poured a large amount of seed into a basket. The wife was impressed and looked on him fondly. Bata thought she was coming on to him and got very angry. He thinks of her as a mother. Bata quickly left.
Anpu came into his wife lying down as if she had suffered some violent act. The woman lies to Anpu saying that Bata was violent to her. Anpu gets angry and searches to kill Bata. (a little aggressive)
The Two Brothers, Part 2:
After a long day in the field Bata came back to the house. One of the animals told him Anpu was waiting behind the door with a dagger. Bata saw this was true and fled. His brother began chasing after him. Ra saw this from the heavens and pitied him so he made a river filled with crocs to separate them.
Bata asked why his brother tried to kill him. They discussed what had happened and Anpu felt horrible for what he had done. Bata left telling his brother he would never see him again.
Bata went to a valley called the flowering acacia. Here he stayed and made a house. The gods asked him why he did not return to his brother for he slayed his wife and fed her to the dogs.
[maybe add more detail to the woman, they don't even have names.
They took pity on him and created a perfect wife. She was more beautiful than any woman living. Bata loved her very much. She would remain at the house and Bata hunted and killed. He slew beasts and laid them at her feet.
He then told her of the dangers of the sea spirit not far away from the house. He told her not to leave or the sea would take her away. He opened up completely for her.
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| flowering acacia |
The Two Brothers, Part 3:
One day when Bata was out hunting his wife went the the acacia. She saw the ocean and fled back inside. A piece of her hair was swept into the sea spirit, which made its way to the other side where the king lived.
Her hair was beautifully fragrant. The king knew this must be the daughter of Ra's hair. He sent men to the other side of the sea to bring her to him. Bata killed them all. The king then sent more men and one woman draped in fine jewels. The woman came back with Bata's wife.
Once the king had the woman he told his men to cut down the acacia (why?). Bata was wrapped within the acacia and was slain.
Anpu set out to see his brother. Once he got to his house he found his brother's body and wept. Anpu searched and searched for his brother's soul among the acacia. He finally found an acacia seed, which held his brother's soul.
He put the seed in water and it absorbed the seed. Once this happened Bata's body began to twitch and his eyes opened, but he had no soul. Anpu then took the water and made Bata drink. His soul then returned to his body. He was back to normal. Bata says he must be a bull and carry Anpu on his back until he finds his love.
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| the sacred bull |
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