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Egyptian literature.
Ancient Egyptian literature.
Photos.
Gods and Goddess.
Some poets from Egypt.
Some writers from Egypt
Egyptian story.
Christian Egyptian literature.
Queen Cleopatra.
Who was queen Cleopatra.
The curse of the pharaoh.
References.
Thank you.
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Egyptian literature traces its beginnings
to ancient Egypt and is some of the earliest
known literature. Indeed, the Egyptians were
the first culture to develop literature as we
know it today.
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The ancient Egyptians wrote works on papyrus as well as walls,
tombs, pyramids, obelisks and more. Perhaps the best known
example of ancient Egyptian literature is the Story of Sinuhe;other
well known works include the Westcar Papyrusand the Ebers
papyrus, as well as the famous Book of the Dead. While most
literature in ancient Egypt was so-called "Wisdom literature" (that
is, literature meant for instruction rather than entertainment),
there also existed myths, stories and biographies solely for
entertainment purposes. The autobiography has been called the
oldest form of Egyptian literature.
The Nile had a strong influence on the writings of the ancient
Egyptians, as did Greco-Roman poets who came to Alexandria to
be supported by the many patrons of the arts who lived there, and
to make use of the resources of the Library of Alexandria.Many
great thinkers from around the ancient world came to the city,
including Callimachus of Libya and Theocritus of Syracuse. Not
all of the great writers of the period came from outside of Egypt,
however; one notable Egyptian poet was Apollonius of Rhodes.
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Aziz Abaza
Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi
Salah Abdel Sabour
Abdul Rahman Yusuf
Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi
Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Senna
Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi
Amir Allis
No'man Ashour
Celine Axelos
Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi
Mahmud Bayram el-Tunsi
9.
Typical of the Egyptian Literature mingling of natural and supernatural is
the tale of Anupu and Bitiu, older and younger brothers, who live
happily on their farm until Anupu's wife falls in love with Bitiu, is
repulsed by him, and revenges herself by accusing him, to his brother, of
having offered her violence.
Gods and crocodiles come to Bitiu's aid against Anupu; but Bitiu,
disgusted with mankind, mutilates himself to prove his innocence, retires
Timon-like to the woods, and places his heart unreachably high on the
topmost flower of a tree.
The gods in Egyptian literature, pitying his loneliness, create for him a
wife of such beauty that the Nile falls in love with her, and steals a lock of
her hair.
Drifting down the stream, the lock is found by the Pharaoh, who,
intoxicated by its scent, commands his henchmen to find the owner.
She is found and brought to him, and he marries her. Jealous of Bitiu he
sends men to cut down the tree on which Bitiu has olaced his heart.
The tree is cut down, and as the flower touches the earth Bitiu dies."0
How little the taste of our ancestors differed f
10.
Alexandria became an important center
in early Christianity during roughly the 1st to
4th century CE. Coptic works were an
important contribution to Christian literature
of the period and the Nag Hammadi
library helped preserve a number of books that
would otherwise have been lost.
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None other than Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, Of
all the beautiful women of history, has left us
such convincing proofs of her charms, for the
tide of Rome's destiny, and, therefore, that of
the world, turned aside because of her beauty.
12.
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt VII Thea Philopator was a Hellenistic
co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes) and later
with her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV.
She later became the supreme ruler of Egypt, consummated a
liaison with Gaius Julius Caesar, that solidified her grip on the
throne, and, after Caesar's assassination, aligned with Mark
Antony, with whom she produced twins.
In all, Cleopatra Queen of Egypt had four children, one by Caesar
(Caesarion) and three by Antony (Cleopatra Selene II, Alexander
Helios, Ptolemy Philadelphus).
Her unions with her brothers produced no children: it is possible
that they were never consummated; in any case, they were not
close.
Her reign marks the final end of the Hellenistic Era and the
beginning of the Roman Era in the eastern Mediterranean.
Queen Cleopatra of Egypt was the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
(her son by Julius Caesar, Caesarion, ruled in name only before
Augustus had him executed).
13. Unlike the other pharaohs, 's tomb is one of very few that wasn't
completely robbed by ancient . When Howard Carter discovered
it in 1922, the tomb still held its fortune of gold statues, models
of , couches, chairs, clothing, food, and even the remains of
himself. Despite the archaeological importance of such a find, is
most famous not for his tomb but for the rumored that was
supposedly released when his tomb was opened. Shortly after, a
serious of happenings began to surround Carter and the other
people involved in the opening of 's tomb. For starters, Carter's
pet was eaten by a - the symbol of the power of a pharaoh!- on
the very same day he opened the tomb. Carter's boss, , died from
an infected bite. Supposedly, at the exact moment of 's death, all
the lights went out in and his dog dropped dead. These sorts of
tales have led many people to believe that an ancient is to
blame. But these stories are either coincidences or rumors,
because lights go out in all the time and no one can confirm
exactly when the dog died.
