User:Traven Murphy/Story of Sinuhe

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=== The Story of Sinuhe (also referred to as Sanehat or Sanhath) is a work of ancient Egyptian literature. It was likely composed in the beginning of the Twelfth Dynasty after the death of Amenemhat I (also referred to as Senworset I). The tale describes an Egyptian man who flees his kingdom, and lives as a foreigner before returning to Egypt shortly before his death. It explores universal themes such as divine providence and mercy. The oldest known copy of the text dates to the reign of Amenemhat III, around 1800 BCE. The work was so popular within Egypt that newer copies have been found ranging up to 750 years after the original. Story of Sinuhe ===

Ok so how i plan to edit this is by rephrasing the last sentence entirely. I do not love the phrasing of the last sentence that much, it feels like it could be phrased in a more academic way.
=== possibly better way of phrasing this?: "the tale of Sinuhe had such cultural impact within Egypt that there would be increasing amounts of copies of this text made nearly a millennia after it's original writing, showing a continual niche of The Tale of Sinuhe within the Egyptian Zeitgeist" ===

=== I would also like to lend more historical and cultural context within the intro paragraph as a whole, just as an "abstract" of the following article, rather than the short description immediately followed by a wall of text ===

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'''There have also been some different opinions on Sinuhe’s reasoning for fleeing after the death of the king. Some state that many of Sinuhe’s fearful traits indicate that he is somehow involved in the king’s death. This would mean that he flees out of a need for self-preservation, making a rash decision that lands him outside of Egypt for the majority of his remaining life. The more common school of thought, the “impulsive school” as titled by author Meltzer, simply reads that Sinuhe’s decision to flee was merely an impulse of fear due to the impending disorder upon the king’s demise. As the king’s death seems to shock Sinuhe, it is commonly inferred that he was murdered or assassinated. This seems likely considering that the king Amenemhat whom is likely the king in the story, was assassinated. Another interpretation of his departure is that it was an attempt to escape the rule and power of the monarchy. And that during all of the commotion of the king’s death, Sinuhe saw his chance to escape and fled'''

I think it would be fun and also worthwhile in an academic sense to make some edits to the "interpretations" of the article. add some more with some articles i could find on Jstor

the combination of our work on the discussion posts and reading responses might give us an additional perspective on new stuff to add to the interpretation section.