In the autobiographical story of Sinuhe, the central episode is the hero’s fight against the champion of Retenu. The challenge launched by his rival place him in conditions similar to those that had caused his flight to asia. The fact that he agrees to fight causes him to a process of catharsis that leads him to aspire back. The king of egypt, whose omniscience is highlighted, allows Sinuhe to return home, because he knows the reasons that had driven him to flee to asia.