The Contendings of Horus and Seth

The Contendings of Horus and Seth
Manuscript of 'Contendings of Horus and Seth' in hieratic script in the Chester Beatty Library
Size	length: 55 cm
Created	c. 1147 BC
Discovered	1931 Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Present location	Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

"The Contendings of Horus and Seth" is a mythological story from the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt found in the first sixteen pages of the Chester Beatty Papyri and deals with the battles between Horus and Seth to determine who will succeed Osiris as king.