An elderly royal scribe records his memories of life at an Egyptian court during a troubled succession, narrating palace ceremonies, personal ambitions, and tense relations with a resident Hebrew community. He recounts key figures and incidents—rituals, coronations, prophetic dreams, and omens such as a reddening river—while tracing political intrigue around a usurper pharaoh and the fates of individuals caught between competing loyalties. The narrative interweaves personal recollection with broader religious and diplomatic conflict and culminates in events connected to the departure of the Hebrews from the land.