EGYPTIAN LITERATUREBY-ISHIKA V. KUSHALKA

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INDEX

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.

Egyptian literature

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.

Ancient Egyptian literature 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.

papyrusWestcar papyrus

Ebers papyrus

The Egyptian book of the dead.

Wisdom literature

Some poets from egypt

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

Some prominent writers from egypt

Youssef El-sebai. Farouk El-Baz. Ali Mubarak Suleiman. Mohammed Metwali Al-Sharawy. Edward Said. Naguib Mahfouz. Yahya Haqqi.

Egyptian story.

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

Christian Egyptian literature

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.

Queen Cleopatra

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. 

Who was Cleopatra??? 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).

The Curse of the Pharaoh

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.

References

http://www.love-egypt.com http://en.wikipedia.org Photos from Google images http://soul.o6u.edu.eg http://www.neferchichi.com