Reading Diary B: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

This is the continuation of my reading diary for Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories. I picked one of the two long stories to focus on in this diary and the short story.

(Anpu riding on the bull illustrated by Tristram Ellis)

The Two Brothers (one/two/three/four):

• Anpu is the older brother of Bata.
• They have disagreements because Anpu's wife lied, saying that Bata beat her when actually it was her that hit on Bata (causing one of the major issues of this story).
• Anpu plans to kill Bata, but the Oxen warns Bata and Bata weeps to Ra, who then creates a river between the two.
• Bata told Anpu what really happened, which resulted in Anpu killing his wife.
• Things get really weird because then a God wanted Bata's wife.
• The wife is the reason Bata dies, but he is resurrected as a bull kudos to his brother. 
• The wife then requests that the king kill the other forms of life that she knows is Bata.
• Eventually, Bata became king and his brother took the throne after he passed.
• This was such a weird story.

The Tale of King Rhampsinitus:

• This story seemed a lot like a setup to me. As if it was planted for them to try and steal these jewels and the one who was able to escape was pardoned. 
• I feel that this is a story that focuses on how if you were smart and able to succeed in things, the King was much more lenient with you.