can you give one information on the history of this short story?
At least one source states that the papyrus having the story written upon it is located within the Imperial Museum in St. Petersburg
Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
At least one source states that the papyrus having the story written upon it is located within the Imperial Museum in St. Petersburg
what is the gateway of an egyptian temple that leads to a series of pillared halls or courts called Main gateway what kind of designs can you find here? Like all ancient Egyptian architecture, Egyptian temple designs emphasized order, symmetry, and monumentality and combined geometric shapes with stylized organic motifs. Cavetto cornices at the tops of walls, for instance, were made to imitate rows of palm fronds placed atop archaic walls which animals were believed to be sacred? Apis, a sacred bull, an ibis and a baboon what does the last one prey on? Their diets are omnivorous, they have been known to prey on sheep, goats and poultry. what is their life expectancy? Baboons in captivity have been known to live up to 45 years, while in the wild their life expectancy is between 20 to 30 years. what is their relationship like with humans? In Egyptian mythology, Babi was the deification of the hamadryas baboon and was therefore a sacred animal. It was known as the attendant of Thoth, so is also called the sacred baboon.  The documentary "Baboon Woman" examines the relationship between baboons and humans what significance does the mythology that you just mentioned have in a religion? The  ideas of mythology formed much of the basis for Egyptian religion. The purpose of Egyptian religion was the maintenance of "maat", and the concepts that myths express were believed to be essential to "maat". what did it originate from? One obvious influence on myth is the Egyptians' natural surroundings. Each day the sun rose and set, bringing light to the land and regulating human activity; each year the Nile flooded. Thus the Egyptians saw water and the sun as symbols of life and thought of time as a series of natural cycles. what is its influence on literature? Themes and motifs from mythology appear frequently in Egyptian literature. The earliest known Egyptian short story, "Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor", incorporates ideas about the gods and the eventual dissolution of the world into a story set in the past.
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Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor [SEP] Historical information
At least one source states that the papyrus having the story written upon it is located within the Imperial Museum in St. Petersburg, but that there is no information about where it was originally discovered. Alternatively it is stated that, in fact, Vladimir Golénishcheff discovered the papyrus in 1881 (also stated as a finding originating from the Middle Kingdom). The scribe who copied it, and who claimed to be ""excellent of fingers"" ("cunning of fingers") despite having made a few slips in the copying, is known as Amenaa, or Ameni-amenna.