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Ancient Egyptian scribal tradition
North AfricaPre-colonialTaleWisdom Literature
The Tale of Sinuhe
-1900Ancient Egyptian scribal tradition
A Middle Kingdom narrative of exile, return, kingship, and belonging. Sinuhe flees Egypt after the death of Amenemhat I, builds a life abroad, and is eventually summoned home by the pharaoh.
North AfricaTale
The Eloquent Peasant
-1850Ancient Egyptian scribal tradition
A Middle Kingdom tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a sequence of speeches demanding justice from corrupt officials and appealing to maat, the moral order.
North AfricaWisdom Literature