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Nekht Semerkeht — Draft 1

Part of Nekht Semerkeht

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units15
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Characters in this exact text

CortezCortez — historical Spanish conqueror invoked in the Verrazano treasure accountMentionedfirst: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 184 / PDF p. 192Galley wrecked while carrying Nekht SemerkehtGalley wrecked while carrying Nekht Semerkeht — A galley that Nekht Semerkeht says was wrecked off Mexico.Mentionedfirst: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 184 / PDF p. 192Hernando de GuzmanHernando de Guzman — A Spanish soldier who becomes lost and discovers a strange walled city.On Pagefirst: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 184 / PDF p. 192MontezumaMontezuma — historical Aztec ruler invoked through the treasure taken by CortezMentionedfirst: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 184 / PDF p. 192Nekht SemerkehtNekht Semerkeht — An Egyptian magician who fights de Guzman and brings destruction upon the city.On Pagefirst: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 184 / PDF p. 192NezahualcaNezahualca — A woman who resists de Guzman’s claim to share the kingship.On Pagefirst: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 184 / PDF p. 192

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent15 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 15 pages / 15 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 61027–61041

Original Robert E. Howard typescript.

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving Howard manuscript as untitled. (witness level)
  • Paper Stock: The spreadsheet records yellow paper for this manuscript. (witness level)
  • Draft To Synopsis Transition: The spreadsheet records that the manuscript dwindles into synopsis. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Nekht Semerkeht (d1) · TSS 61027–61041 · spreadsheet rows 10971–10985

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

These records describe how this textual state is known or represented. A witness may be authorial, editorially mediated, restored, transcribed or otherwise derived without becoming a new Howard-authored textual state.

Pictures in the Fire (2018 first printing), pp. 184–184; ending-only.Later publication / editionAuthority basis: Editorially mediated witness · Treatment: Unknown / not yet reviewed

Pictures in the Fire (2018 first printing), pp. 184–184; ending-only.