The beginning of the tale appears on a limestone ostracon over a meter long (below). The oldest version of this tale dates to the reign of Amenemhet III (c.1800) but it is thought the tale may …

It was likely composed in the beginning of the Twelfth Dynasty after the death of Amenemhat I (also referred to as Senwosret I). The tale describes an Egyptian man who flees his kingdom, …

The Ashmolean Ostracon of Sinuhe. Oxford University Press, London, 1952. • A.M. Blackman. Middle-Egyptian Stories -- Part I. Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, Brussels, 1932. • …

2023年5月7日 · Set during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat I, the story follows the life of Sinuhe, a courtier whose life takes a dramatic turn following the monarch's mysterious death. As a …

2024年10月5日 · Among surviving examples of ancient Egyptian literature, one poem stands out for its complexity, beauty, and the number of copies that survive. The Tale of Sinuhe is a …

2020年11月12日 · The Sinuhe Ostracon in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford, this is the largest surviving limestone ostracon (inscribed fragment of pottery or stone) from ancient Egypt. The …

The Ashmolean ostracon of Sinuhe by Story of Sinuhe., 1952, Published on behalf of the Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, by Oxford University Press edition, in English

It is thought that the Tale of Sinuhe was originally composed over seven centuries earlier, in the early Twelfth Dynasty (about 1985-1795 BC). The full text is principally known from two papyri …

Sinuhe is an official who accompanies prince Senwosret I to Libya. He overhears a conversation connected with the death of King Amenemhet as a result flees to Upper Retjenu (Canaan), …

The word “ostracon” is derived from the Greek “ostrakon” (meaning a piece of pottery used as a voting ballot). When a vote was held on whether to banish a person from society these shards …