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Show FIRST STORY OF IMAGINATION Written by Ennana of Thebes for Egypt's Crown Prince In 1300 B. C. Tho "Tale of Two UrotherB," writ-ton writ-ton 3,200 years ago by the Theban scribe, Eunanii, librarian of tho palace pal-ace to King Mercuptnb, tho supposed I'hainob of the Exodus, is tho olde-it work of fiction extant. The tale was written apparently for the entertainment of the crown prince, who subsequently reigned as Sell II. Ills name appears in two places on tho manuscript probably tho only surviving sur-viving autograph signatures of an Egyptian king. This piece of antique fiction, written on nineteen sheets of papyrus In a bold hieratic hand, was purchased In Itaty by Imc. d'Orblney, who sold It ill 1S57 to the authorities of tho British miitjoum, whom It Is now known as the d'Orblnoi .)yrim. Other spoci...i.is of ancient Egyptian Egyp-tian fiction have since come to light, which appear to prove that the Nile valley was not only tho birthplace of the arts and sciences, but was also th" cradle of romance. Stray Stories. |