Abstract
In the autobiographical story of Sinuhe, the central episode is the hero's fight against the champion of Retenu. The challenge launched by his rival place him in conditions similar to those that had caused his flight to Asia. The fact that he agrees to fight causes him to a process of catharsis that leads him to aspire back. The king of Egypt, whose omniscience is highlighted, allows Sinuhe to return home, because he knows the reasons that had driven him to flee to Asia.
| Original language | French |
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| Title of host publication | Les combats dans les mythes et les littératures de l'Orient |
| Subtitle of host publication | & Miscellanea orientalia et iranica belgo-polonica : Wojciech Skalmowski in memoriam |
| Editors | Christian Cannuyer, Daniel De Smet, Marie-Anne Persoons |
| Publisher | Société Belge d'Etudes Orientales |
| Pages | 166-179 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-2-9601012-8-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Acta Orientalia Belgica |
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| Publisher | Société Belge d'Etudes Orientales |
| Volume | 31 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0567-7882 |
Cite this
OBSOMER, C. (2018). Le combat de Sinouhé contre le “champion du Réténou”. In C. Cannuyer, D. De Smet, & M-A. Persoons (Eds.), Les combats dans les mythes et les littératures de l'Orient: & Miscellanea orientalia et iranica belgo-polonica : Wojciech Skalmowski in memoriam (pp. 166-179). (Acta Orientalia Belgica; Vol. 31). Société Belge d'Etudes Orientales.