Group 2 Egyptian Literature
Group 2 Egyptian Literature
Group 2 Egyptian Literature
LITERATURE
GROUP 2
TRIVIA QUIZ
WHO IS SHE?
She is a famous egypt
ian
queen.
She greatly influenced
politics during her tim
e
People say “she was n
o
beauty”
Her name starts with c
and
ends with a
CLEOPATRA
WHAT IS IT?
This river is very impo
rtant
to ancient Egyptians
It sustained agricultur
e and
settled the population
“The ain’t just a river
in Egypt.”
THE NILE RIVER
WHO IS WHO?
Absolute ruler; they o
wned
all the land, and contr
olled
the irrigation system.
Regarded as the Earth
ly
king and the spiritual
ruler
of Nation
Buried in Pyramids wh
en
they die
PHARAOHS
WHAT IS IT?
Egyptians believe in
immortality, which is w
hy
they do this process
This involves wrapping
the
body to preserve it th
en
performing rituals and
prayers
MUMMIFICATION
WHAT IS IT?
This is the largest city
of
Africa, and this is the
Capital of Egypt
This city lies on the ba
nks
of the Nile River.
It starts with letter C a
nd
ends with letter O.
CAIRO
INTRODUCTION TO EGYPT:
HISTORY, CULT
URE,
TRADITION, AN
D
BELIEFS
GEOGRAPHY
Egypt is the gift of the Nile. Their civilization unfolded along the life-giving
waters of the Nile River. The water from Nile helped in sustaining their
agriculture and it played a symbolic role in their cultural narratives.
LANGUAGE
The official language of Egypt is the Modern Standard Arabic. Historic
languages include the Egyptian Languages (Copto-Egyptian) consisting of
ancient Egyptian and Coptic.
CLEOPATRA
MUMMIFICATION
This process is done because Egyptians believed it would
help the person's spirit live on after death. It was mostly for
important people or those who could afford it..
HISTORICAL
DE V EL OM PE NT OF
EGY PT IA N LIT ER AT URE
OLD KINGDOM MIDDLE KINGDOM
Very few literary texts survived the classic age of Egyptian
Among the important works of the literature which saw the
period were: flourishing of works which became
popular for hundreds of years.
a. Pyramid Texts- include nonliterary Among these are:
and highly poetic spells
b. Cannibal Texts- vivid bits of poetry a. Tale of Sinuhe
representing the dead kings attaining b. Shipwrecked Sailor- a simple
power in the afterlife by devouring folktale of a sailor who meets an old
the gods fatherly serpent on an island
c. Proverbs of Ptahotep- a book of c. King Cheops and the Magicians-
sound but worldly advice several folk tales given in a frame
work story.
NEW KINGDOM LATE PERIOD
the style of writing changed and literature is differs greatly from
the language of the day was used, that of the earlier times because
which brought forth a more natural it was written in demotic, the
manner of writing, replacing the simplified Egyptian language of
artificialities of the Middle the time.
Kingdom.
a. The Lamentations of Isis and
a. The story of King Apohis and Nephtys and Setna
Sekenere b. The Magic Book
b. Voyage of Wenamon
c. The tale of the two brothers
d. The Enchanted Price
MAJOR LITERARY
THEMES
TWO MAJOR LITERARY THEMES:
RELIGION IMMORTALITY
Egyptian literary work t e ra ry w o r k is a ls o
s evolve around Egyptia n li
religious beliefs and p s a t ta in ing et e r n a l
ractices. evolving toward
It can be traced durin
g Early Dynastic life
Period (c. 6000- c. 315 e as e d in a tt ain in g
0 BCE) Assists the dec
It contained Prayer fo
r Offerings, immortality
religious hymns, and r k o f th e D e a d ( d u r in g
eligious ex. the Bo o
practices g d o m ) .
the new k in
TYPES OF EGYPTIAN
LITERATURE
1. TALES
REPETITION PARALLELISM
repeated phrase followed by a
"To whom should I speak today?"
statement of societal disillusionment
IRONY
The presence of rhetorical
questions
CONCLUSION
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