Dedi the magician
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Dedi the magician is a legendary ancient Egyptian wonder-worker featured in the Westcar Papyrus, famed for performing miraculous feats such as reattaching severed heads.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in ancient Egyptian literature
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legendary figure ⓘ magician ⓘ wonder-worker ⓘ |
| ability |
foretell the future
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know secret numbers of the shrines of Thoth ⓘ restore life to decapitated animals ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Westcar Papyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Khufu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Thoth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| historicity | not archaeologically attested as a real person ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later interpretations of Egyptian magic ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Khufu
NERFINISHED
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royal court of Khufu ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Egyptian ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
court tale
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wonder story ⓘ |
| literarySourceLanguage | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| moralFunctionInText | illustrates limits of royal power versus divine knowledge ⓘ |
| nameVariant | Dedi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | magician at the court of King Khufu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performing miraculous feats
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reattaching severed heads ⓘ |
| occupation |
magician
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seer ⓘ |
| performsMiracleOn |
goose (decapitation and restoration)
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ox (decapitation and restoration) ⓘ waterfowl (decapitation and restoration) ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Papyrus Berlin 3033 (Westcar Papyrus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophesies |
birth of three future kings of Egypt
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rise of the first three kings of the Fifth Dynasty ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
demonstrates superior magical power before the king
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reveals prophecy about future kings ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
Egyptian literature
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ancient Egyptian magic ⓘ royal ideology in Middle Kingdom literature ⓘ |
| sourceType | fictional narrative ⓘ |
| textualStatus | mythical or semi-legendary ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
miraculous restoration
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prophecy of dynastic change ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Old Kingdom (literary setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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