The Emergence Factors of the Proverbs, Sermons, and Wisdom Literature in Ancient Egypt.

Abstract

Abstract:

Ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, especially in terms of literary works, which has a rich cultural heritage of wisdom and advice, which has become a valuable historical source. Writers who held prominent positions have recorded their advice and kept their names alive. The basis of this kind of literature in this country has been primarily influenced by religion, which has influenced the behavior of individuals in the country, regardless of their religious, political, administrative and social position. 

This study descriptively and analytically focuses on some of the reasons for the emergence of wisdom and advice literature in ancient Egypt, because these factors led to the emergence of this type of literature. The environmental, intellectual and cultural conditions of the country have made it have many literary forms of its own.

This study has made an attempt to organize the different causes and phenomena in several different titles, so that they include geographical, religious, political, economic, social, cultural and many specific phenomena. These factors have made this kind of literature appear, develop and grow in this country. This is the reaction of the individual in this country to the environment, religion, political, economic and social conditions. It also has many literary features of its own, which distinguish it from the wisdom literature of other nations of the region, such as the use of different calligraphy, writing and language.