▁ste als ▁the ▁book ▁from ▁Ne fer ka pt ah ' s ▁tomb ▁despite ▁opposition ▁from ▁Ne fer ka pt ah ' s ▁g host . ▁Set ne ▁then ▁meets ▁a ▁beautiful ▁woman ▁who ▁s edu ces ▁him ▁into ▁killing ▁his ▁children ▁and ▁hum ili ating ▁himself ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁ph ara oh . ▁He ▁disco vers ▁that ▁this ▁episode ▁was ▁an ▁ill usion ▁created ▁by ▁Ne fer ka pt ah , ▁and ▁in ▁fear ▁of ▁further ▁ret ribution , ▁Set ne ▁returns ▁the ▁book ▁to ▁Ne fer ka pt ah ' s ▁tomb . ▁At ▁Ne fer ka pt ah ' s ▁request , ▁Set ne ▁also ▁finds ▁the ▁bodies ▁of ▁Ne fer ka pt ah ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁son ▁and ▁bur ies ▁them ▁in ▁Ne fer ka pt ah ' s ▁tomb , ▁which ▁is ▁then ▁se aled . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁reflect s ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁gods ' ▁knowledge ▁is ▁not ▁meant ▁for ▁humans ▁to ▁possess . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁Th oth ▁is ▁often ▁featured ▁in ▁fiction ▁with ▁Egypt ian ▁or ▁super natural ▁them es . ▁Nov els ▁that ▁do ▁so ▁include ▁Bro od ▁of ▁the ▁W itch - Que en ▁( 1 9 1 8 ) ▁by ▁Sax ▁R oh mer ; ▁Mos es , ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁( 1 9 3 8 ) ▁by ▁Z ora ▁Ne ale ▁Hur ston ; ▁M um bo ▁J um bo ▁( 1 9 7 2 ) ▁by ▁I sh ma el