| This detail shows female dancers , male harpists and
male chironomists and singers. The man standing up is the director. He
tells the musicians to " Play the one about the 'two divine brothers'"
a probable reference to Horus and Seth who were known by that title. One
of the earliest scriptual references to Horus and Seth from the Pyramid
Texts found in the pyramid of King Pepi I state that Horus sexually penetrated
Seth and Seth penetrated Horus. Thus this song could be a ribald one or
a way to place the two men in the realm of the divine cosmos by associating
the pair with Horus and Seth. |
