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Incipit: Sinuhe introduces himself.
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Death of King Amenemhat.
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While on a war campaign,
Sesostris is secretely informed of his father's death
and flies back to Court.
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Having discovered a conspiration
the frightened Sinuhe decides to leave Egypt.
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Sinuhe flies towards the eastern lands.
Exhausted, thirsty, at the end of his strength
he is on the verge of death.
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He is rescued by a tribe of bedouins
who assist him and give him hospitality.
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Summoned by Amuneneshi, king of Retenu,
Sinuhe tells him the story of his flight.
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Amuneneshi asks Sinuhe about Egypt inner political situation.
Sinuhe - diplomatically -
tells him everything is all right
and praises Sesostris' strength and goodness.
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Amuneneshi invites Sinuhe to stay with him,
gives him a rich land and makes him
chief of one of his first-rate tribes.
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Sinuhe - who has become strong and powerful -
is indispensable for Amuneneshi
who raises him to the rank of general of his army
so that he may have under
control
the land and the warlike chiefs of his tribes.
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Sinuhe is challenged to a duel
by a champion of the bellicose chiefs of Retenu.
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The duel.
Sinuhe kills his challenger and gets his lands and goods.
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Sinuhe sees in this victory a sign of divine favour
and prays the God who led him
astray
to bring him back to Egypt.
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Informed about Sinuhe's wishes
Sesostris invites his former servant
to come back
to Egypt
so that he can end his days, in peace,
in his native land.
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Full of gratitude
Sinuhe sends a thankful message to Sesostris
telling him that
he accepts his magnanimous invitation.
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Sinuhe resigns from his office,
bequeaths his goods to his elder son
and leaves
Retenu for Egypt,
where he reaches Sesostris' Court.
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Sinuhe meets Sesostris,
who wants to know the motives of his flight.
Sinuhe
can hardly explain
and puts himself in his king's hands.
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The young princesses try to soften the king's heart towards Sinuhe
with a dance
and a song in praise of Sesostris
who lets himself be won.
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Sinuhe is restored to his old rank,
he obtains goods and benefits
and lives
in the king's favour
for the rest of his life.
And this is the complete recording:
The Tale of Sinuhe