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| − | ''The Shipwrecked Sailor'' is a recovered ancient Egyptian text written in [[Middle Kingdom]] hieratic. It is the story of a sailor in the service of the king and his short adventure on a lush island before returning home. On the island he meets a benevolent snake-god who assures his survival. By the end of the tale he is rescued by his countrymen and goes back to report his story to the Pharaoh.<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=5wYyHlqABRcC&pg=PA211&dq=The+Shipwrecked+Sailor%E2%80%8E&ei=DTlBSZfdAYPKkQSN5rXADg#PPA213,M1 ''Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms''], Miriam Lichtheim, [[University of California]] Press, 1975, ISBN 0520028996, 9780520028999, 272 pages, pp.211-215 </ref> | + | '''''The Shipwrecked Sailor''''' is a recovered ancient Egyptian text written in [[Middle Kingdom]] hieratic. It is the story of a sailor in the service of the king and his short adventure on a lush island before returning home. On the island he meets a benevolent snake-god who assures his survival. By the end of the tale he is rescued by his countrymen and goes back to report his story to the Pharaoh.<ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=5wYyHlqABRcC&pg=PA211&dq=The+Shipwrecked+Sailor%E2%80%8E&ei=DTlBSZfdAYPKkQSN5rXADg#PPA213,M1 ''Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms''], Miriam Lichtheim, [[University of California]] Press, 1975, ISBN 0520028996, 9780520028999, 272 pages, pp.211-215 </ref> |
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Revision as of 15:55, January 12, 2010
The Shipwrecked Sailor is a recovered ancient Egyptian text written in Middle Kingdom hieratic. It is the story of a sailor in the service of the king and his short adventure on a lush island before returning home. On the island he meets a benevolent snake-god who assures his survival. By the end of the tale he is rescued by his countrymen and goes back to report his story to the Pharaoh.[1]
- ↑ Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms, Miriam Lichtheim, University of California Press, 1975, ISBN 0520028996, 9780520028999, 272 pages, pp.211-215
