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Ancient Egyptian literature

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Long ago, people in Egypt wrote stories.

EgyptianScribe.jpg
EgyptianScribe.jpg
They used small pictures to write. These pictures were like art.
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LuxorTemple03.jpg
They wrote on stone and on plants. This helps us learn about them today. Can you draw a picture story?

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LuxorTemple03.jpg
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Princess Nefertiabet before her meal-E...
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AbbottPapyrus-BritishMuseum-August21-08.jpg
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OstraconMentioningInspectionOfTombs-Britis...
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Egyptian harvest.jpg
File:Luxor, West Bank, Ramesseum, column top decorations, Egypt, Oct 2004.jpg
Luxor, West Bank, Ramesseum, column top...
File:EgyptianScribe.jpg
EgyptianScribe.jpg
File:Ägyptisches Museum Kairo 2016-03-29 Ka-aper 01.jpg
Ägyptisches Museum Kairo 2016-03-29 Ka-aper 01.jpg
File:Hieroglyphs from the tomb of Seti I.jpg
Hieroglyphs from the tomb of Seti I.jpg
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Minnakht 01.JPG
File:Heqanakht Letter I MET EG39 22.3.516.jpg
Heqanakht Letter I MET EG39 22.3.516.jpg
File:Loyalist Teaching-beginning.jpg
Loyalist Teaching-beginning.jpg

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