oter ic ▁information ▁for ▁his ▁future ▁off spring ▁high ▁in ▁the ▁mountains . ▁A ▁very ▁similar ▁story ▁is ▁repeated ▁in ▁The ▁Egypt ian ▁G ospel , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁The ▁Re vel ation ▁of ▁Adam . ▁The ▁Three ▁St eles ▁of ▁S eth ▁then , ▁may ▁possibly ▁be ▁an ▁attempt ▁of ▁some ▁unknown ▁author ▁to ▁honor ▁or ▁verify ▁this ▁tradition . ▁Wh atever ▁their ▁author ▁and ▁origin ▁might ▁be , ▁the ▁original s ▁no ▁longer ▁exist . ▁The ▁existing ▁copy ▁in ▁the ▁C airo ▁Co ptic ▁Museum ▁was ▁translated ▁from ▁Greek ▁to ▁Co ptic ▁som etime ▁before ▁A . D . ▁ 3 5 2 . ▁▁ <0x09> The ▁h ym ns ▁themselves ▁pres upp ose ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁the ▁generally ▁accepted ▁S eth ian ▁G nost ic ▁myth ical ▁structure ▁as ▁presented ▁in ▁Z ost rian os ▁and ▁The ▁Ap ocy phon ▁of ▁John . ▁The ▁St eles ▁contain ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁h ym ns ▁followed ▁by ▁directions ▁for ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁h ym ns . ▁The ▁first ▁Ste le ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁D os it he us ▁explaining ▁how ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁table ts ▁in ▁a ▁vision ▁he ▁had . ▁It ▁continues ▁on ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁first ▁h ymn . ▁ ▁Ste le ▁ 1 ▁Ste le ▁one ▁assumes ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁S eth , ▁and ▁then ▁of ▁S eth ▁together ▁with ▁Ger ad am as ▁pra ising ▁their ▁respective ▁cre ators . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁entirely ▁clear ▁whether ▁H ymn ▁two ▁is ▁referring ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Bar