| Ubaoner in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||
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Ubaoner (Uba-iner) Wb3-jnr [1] he who splits stone [2] | ||||||||||
Ubaoner is the name of a fictitious ancient Egyptian magician appearing in the second chapter of a story told in the legendary Westcar Papyrus. He is said to have worked wonders during the reign of king (pharaoh) Nebka (3rd dynasty).
- ^ Westcar-Papyrus, column 1, line 22.
- ^ E. A. Wallis Budge: An introduction to ancient Egyptian literature. Dover Publications, New York 1997, ISBN 0-486-29502-8, page 25.