Origin of Some Contemporary Social Habits in the Ancient Egyptian Love Poems

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City,

Abstract

This paper presents the origin of some contemporary habits in the Egyptian society from the love poems of ancient Egypt. These included the custom of presenting golden jewels to the bride, the tradition of visiting sacred places and making love charms to gain the beloved and the romantic view to the girl’s imagination about the heroic dream knight. The paper also displays the suggestive existence of the Cupid the angel of love in a poetic verse beside common sayings concerning the trap of love, the beauties of a girl and proverbs.

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