And in the parchment I have found…VII

Scene VII

The council of the gods was in session as (X) pleaded his case of how Malice stole his bull, along with a detailed description of the bull, and then concluding that only the council of the gods that his case would find justice.

The gods then spoke “… but there is no bull of the size that you speak of for we have seen it not, You must be mistaken”. (X)’s turn came to speak once again saying “and is there a dagger in the size you spoke of, with a blade that is as high as the mountains of Ebel with a handle that is as thick as the trunk of a kaft tree, priced with a god’s burial ground… for that is the blade which for you judged between Malice and his elder brother Truth once before.” (X) paused as the gods whom in a startled manner looked at each other “Now once again, I ask you to do justice by judging between Truth and Malice, for I am Truth’s son, and I come to avenge him and bring back his legacy and glory to that of its formal days” (X) demanded of the council.

Malice then swore in the name of the lord “by the life of Amon, by the life of the Prince, that if Truth is alive that he would accept whatever judgment the council would announce as verdict and that the light of my eyes would fade and that I may become guardian at the gates of Truth’s house.”

(X) then swore in his turn “by the life of Amon, by the life of the Prince, that Truth is alive and that punishment may befall Malice and that he may be whipped a 1000 lashes and to bear five deadly wounds…”

From here the papyrus paper is somehow cut and shows signs of being burned along with the remaining of the story. Amazed I was at this story and so lost in its heliographic that I forgot about my Turkish cup of coffee that I had started sipping upon when I first got this papyrus out of the parchment.

I put the piece down on table, wondering who might the Prince be that whom they swore in almost equal to Amon the sun god and mightiest of the Egyptian gods.

I reach back in the bundle of the papyruses and take out a new leaflet and it reads…

To be continued…