Reading Notes: Egypt, Part B

-Who is this priest? Is he important? It seems kind of brazen for him to just approach the son of the Pharoah but maybe priests hold a higher position in than I think they do
-How old is Nefer-ka-ptah in this story? The way he is acting seems pretty young, just taking the word of a priest and running off
-How does Ahura know that this journey will cause so much sorrow for her husband? Maybe she has had a vision or someone has come to warn her about this journey and what it will bring to her family.
-It shows a lot of respect that Nefer-ka-ptah is willing to share the magic of the world with Ahura. However, I wonder if she would have still suffered the same fate if she had not read from the book and been able to combat its magic. This is really a sad story, and I am sad that the child had to die.
-The fact that Nefer-ka-ptah was able to thwart Thoth even in death and how Thoth interacted with Ra reminded me of the Greek gods and goddesses. They are not all powerful, and humans are in some instances able to trick them and get their own way. Also how Thoth had to beg Ra to extract revenge on the humans as if they were equals.
-I wonder if all of this came about because Nefer-ka-ptah forgot to worship the gods in the first place. It seems pretty harsh for Ra to just make them all drown themselves at such a young age, but maybe that is the price you pay for forgetting to worship the gods and putting reading above worship.
-Would the priest have been blamed for any of this, or did Nefer-ka-ptah get what he deserved by searching for such a fantastic power?

Thoth-Ibus by Anonymous

Story source: Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie (1907).