The ancient Egyptians enjoyed storytelling as one of their favorite pastimes. Inscriptions and images, as well as the number of stories produced, give evidence of a long history of the art of the story in Egypt dealing with subjects ranging from the acts of the gods to great adventures to meditations on the meaning of life and magical events.
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2040 BCE - 1782 BCEWestcar Papyrus probably written during the Middle Kingdom in Egypt.
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1782 BCE - c. 1570 BCEWestcar Papyrus dated to Second Intermediate Period in Egypt.
