<P> The Tale of Two Brothers is an ancient Egyptian story that dates from the reign of Seti II, who ruled from 1200 to 1194 BC during the 19th Dynasty of the New Kingdom . The story is preserved on the Papyrus D'Orbiney, which is currently preserved in the British Museum . </P> <P> The story centers around two brothers: Anpu (Anubis), who is married, and the younger Bata . The brothers work together, farming land and raising cattle . One day, Anpu's wife attempts to seduce Bata . When he strongly rejects her advances, the wife tells her husband that his brother attempted to seduce her and beat her when she refused . In response to this, Anpu attempts to kill Bata, who flees and prays to Re-Harakhti to save him . The god creates a crocodile - infested lake between the two brothers, across which Bata is finally able to appeal to his brother and share his side of the events . To emphasize his sincerity, Bata severs his genitalia and throws them into the water, where a catfish eats them . </P>

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