said, "Let them bring in from the prison a prisoner, so that his
death-sentence may be carried out." Then Teta said, "Let them not bring
a man, O king my lord. Perhaps it may be ordered that the head shall be
cut off some other living creature." So a goose was brought to him, and
he cut off its head, and laid the body of the goose on the west side of
the hall, and its head on the east side. Then Teta recited certain
magical spells, and the goose stood up and waddled towards its head, and
its head moved towards its body. When the body and the head came close
together, the head leaped on to the body, and the goose stood up on its
legs and cackled.

Then a goose of another kind called _khetâa_ was brought to Teta, and he
did with it as he had done with the other goose. His Majesty next caused
an ox to be taken to Teta, and when he had cut off its head, and recited
magical spells over the head and the body, the head rejoined itself to
the body, and the ox stood up on its feet. A lion was next brought to
Teta, and when he had recited spells over it, the lion went behind him,
and followed him [like a dog], and the rope with which he had been tied
up trailed on the ground behind the animal.

King Khufu then said to Teta, "Is it true what they say that thou
knowest the numbers of the Apet chambers (?) of the shrine (?) of
Thoth?" Teta replied, "No. I do not know their number, O king my lord,
but I do know the place where they are to be found." His Majesty asked,
"Where is that?" Teta replied, "There is a box made of flint in a house
called Sapti in Heliopolis." The king asked, "Who will bring me this
box?" Teta replied, "Behold, O king my lord, I shall not bring the box
to thee." His Majesty asked, "Who then shall bring it to me?" Teta
answered, "The oldest of the three children of Rut-tetet shall bring it
unto thee." His Majesty said, "It is my will that thou shalt tell me who