Case file · Haunting
Setne and the ghosts of the Book of Thoth
A Ptolemaic Demotic tale tells how Prince Setne Khaemwaset broke into the tomb of Naneferkaptah at Memphis to steal a magic book of Thoth and was confronted by the ghosts of its owner and family.
250 BCE · 29.87, 31.22 · status: legend
The account
The real Khaemwaset, a son of Ramesses II, restored old monuments at Saqqara, which may have earned him a later reputation as a magician. The ghosts trap him in a game and a terrifying dream until he returns the book.