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Module 5 World Lit
Module 5 World Lit
World Literature
Egyptian Literary Functions
•Social
•Religions
•Educational
Social
• Throughout ancient Egyptian history, reading and writing
were the main requirements for serving in public office,
although government officials were assisted in their day-to-
day work by an elite, literate social group known as scribes.
• The Ancient Egyptian religion held the belief that each person was
thought to have three souls:
• The "Ba" - said to emerge from the body at death, similar to a ghost
who could visit previous haunts of the mortal world