EGYPTIAN LITERATURE Flashcards
A form of writing materials taken from reed which grew in the Nile.
Papyrus
A pieces of broken pottery of flakes and limestone.
Astraca
The oldest form of Egyptian writing which used line drawings, representing characters that depict objects and ideas.
Hieroglyphics
A form of Egyptian writing that is simpler and more conventionalized in form than hieroglyphics, used by priests.
Hieratic Symbol
A form of Egyptian writing which is used in commercial documents at about the 17th century B.C.
Demotic Symbols
4 periods of ancient Egypt.
• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
• Late Period
It is a type of Egyptian literature which predominates in Egypt.
Religious Literature
The earliest body of texts that can be called literature is entirely religious and comprises a series of hymns and spells sculptured on the walls
Pyramid Texts
Two type of religious literature.
• Pyramid Texts
• Coffin Texts
Is a series of chapters written on papyrus and often illustrated with miniature paintings, found in graves.
Book fo Dead
Prepared by Amenhotep IV who later called himself Akhenaton because he believed he was the manifestation of the great Egyptian ruler.
Hymns to the Sun God
A characteristic piece of devotional literature begins as a hymn and ends as a prayer.
Hymn to Osiris
An example of a religious literature wherein you can find good wishes of the relatives.
Amonehat
Most famous tale in Egyptian literature.
Tale of Sinuhe
What kingdom does most of the tales arouse?
Middle Kingdom
A tale that tells a story of a miraculous happening at the court of the monarch as a prelude to the no less miraculous birth of triplets.
The Story of King Khufu and the Magicians
A tale similar to the biblical story of Joseph and his brother.
The Tale of Two Brothers
A tale which relates how a sailor was thrown on a desert island where he conversed with a gigantic serpent.
The Shipwrecked Sailor
A tale which tells the bad and the tedious complaints of a peasant who had been robbed of his merchandise.
The Story of the Eloquent Peasant
A popular form of expression throughout ancient Egypt.
The so-called maxims and instructions belong to the genre of didactic.
Wisdom Literature
This may be learned by heart as part of a young man’s education widely quoted in conversation, and contain many parallels of Hebrew literature.
The Teaching of Amenomopet
One of many forms of literature that blossomed during the *Middle Kingdom**.
Pessimistic Literature
It is a interesting specimen of Pessimistic Literature.
It is a dialogue of a disappointed man with his soul.
Dialogue of a Pessimist with His Soul
It describes a topsy-turvy world in which everything is awry.
Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage
It has a refrain which may have been the theme of many poets in all countries but the Egyptian poem if perhaps the earliest of its kind.
Love Songs
It is where one of the most charming bridal songs are found.
Princess Mutardis
He was a prolific Egyptian writer, who was awarded the 1988 Nobel Prize for literature.
Naguib Mahfauz
His most notable works include: The Cairo Trilogy, Heart of the Night, Love in the Rain, and Cairo Modern.
Naguib Mahfauz
Like many Egyptian writers, this author started his career in a totally different profession; he originally trained to be a doctor.
Yusuf Idris
His most famous work was a play called Al-Farafeer which was based upon the paradoxical roles of the two main characters: The master and the Farfour.
Yusuf Idris
An Egyptian writer born in Alexandria, Egypt.
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
He remains one of the pioneering figures of modern Arabic literature and has often been described as the founder of an entire literary tradition.
Tawfiq Al-Hakim
An Egyptian writer and novelist; born to a middle-class family in Cairo. He was trained originally as a lawyer at the Cairo School of Law.
Yahya Haqqi
He is said to be one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers and intellectuals.
Taha Hussein
What nickname was awarded to Taha Hussein?
Dean of Arabic Literature
A writer, journalist, and novelist who also worked as an editor for Al Akhbar and Al-Ahram newspaper.
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
Many of his novels have been adapted into films, flowing very much into mainstream Egyptian media culture.
Ihsan Abdel Quddous
