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Gene Green of Texas (ptah) was originally elected (by a small margin) to represent a cherry-picked Hispanic district in Houston.
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And there was a priest there called Nesi-ptah; and as
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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Na.nefer. ka.ptah can do with the spell is to cause the body to float and to speak, but it remains so truly dead that it is buried as if no spell had been used.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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That the succession fell on the thirteenth son, Mer. en.ptah, was doubtless due to the elder sons having died during the preternaturally long reign of Ramessu.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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Mer. neb.ptah is supposed to be some generations before that, such a supposition would involve a great confusion on the scribes 'part.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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This would place the death of Ahura about 150 years before the latter part of the reign of Ramessu II., say 1225 B.C.: thus, being taken back to about 1375 B.C., would make her belong to the generation after Amenhotep III., agreeing well with Mer.neb. ptah, being
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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Mer. en.ptah, the son and successor of Ramessu II.; but as the date of
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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The name of the priest, Nesi-ptah, also shows another anachronism.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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The magic engineering of Na. nefer.ka. ptah is very curious.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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Neb. maat.ra.mer.ptah, pronounced as Nimu-rimiptah, which might be shortened to Neb.mer. ptah or Mer. neb.ptah.
Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri Second series, XVIIIth to XIXth dynasty 1897
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