Raia Tablet #29

by Raia

Transcript

[Left Pane] When the creatures first hatched, I dared not go near them without weapon in hand, but by now we have grown accustomed to each other. I once heard that a newborn creature may identify the first living thing it sees as its parent. I believe that has occurred here. I have become a mother to monsters. [Right Pane] So be it. The gods have forsaken me and my love has been taken from me, so gone now is the Raia of old. Gone are the last vestiges of Hathor's joy and tranquility. Let my heart fill with Sekhmet's might and fury, and with monsters at my back and steel in my hands, let the desert know my wrath. [Bottom Pane] Never shall anyone take from me again, be it god, beast or man.

Original text

[Egyptian hieroglyphs]