# Inspector task sheet

Tanutamun's Dream Stela: two serpents and a royal claim

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Tanutamun's Dream Stela: two serpents and a royal claim, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Compare the full inscription, translations, regnal expressions and external historical evidence. Separate the reported dream, its interpretation and the date of composition.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare the complete text and composition chronology. Compare independent evidence rather than using the narrative to date itself. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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