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Show FIRST STORY OF IMAGINATION Written by Ennana of ThthC3 for Egypt's Crown Prince In 13C0 B. C. Tho "Tale of Two Brothers," writ-ton writ-ton 3,20(i fars ago bj tho Thebnn scribe. L'limin.i, llurailun of the pal ace to King Mcrenptah, ilio supposed I'hnraoh of tho Exodus, is tho oldo3t work of fiction extant The talo was wrlltou apparently for the entertainment of tho trown prince, who Htiligequently reigned as Sell II. His namu nppc.trs In two places on tho manuscript probably the only surviving sur-viving autograph signatures of an Egjptlan king. This pleco of antique fiction, written on nineteen sheets of papyrus In a bold hieratic hand, was purchahed In Italy by Almo. d'Orblne, who sold It In 1S57 to tho authorities of tho Dritlsh museum, whole It Is now'known ns the d'Orblnej papyrus. Other apeclmens of ancient Egyptian Egyp-tian Action havo slnco corao to light, which nppenr to provo that the Nllo valley was not only tho hlrthplaco of tho arts and sciences, but was also tlu cradly of romance. Stray Stories. |