The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
GPTKB entity
Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
City
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
Adapted into films.
Adapted into graphic novels. Adapted into plays. Adapted into various modern retellings. |
| gptkbp:author |
Unknown
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| gptkbp:character |
The sailor
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| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Found in the form of a papyrus.
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Inspires artistic representations.
Referenced in modern literature. Serves as a moral tale in educational contexts. Influenced_Egyptian_storytelling_traditions. Contributed_to_the_understanding_of_ancient_Egyptian_beliefs. |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Reflects_ancient_Egyptian_values.
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| gptkbp:genre |
Narrative
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined for its themes of fate.
Studied for its narrative techniques. Interpreted_as_a_reflection_of_Egyptian_cosmology. |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Written_during_the_Middle_Kingdom.
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The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
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| gptkbp:influence |
Influenced later literature.
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
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| gptkbp:moral |
The importance of faith.
The value of perseverance. |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
Frame story
First-person narration. |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"I am a sailor who has been shipwrecked."
"I have learned the ways of the world." "The gods have saved me." "The sea is a treacherous place." "Wisdom is greater than wealth." |
| gptkbp:plot |
The sailor learns about the serpent's past.
The sailor meets a giant serpent. A sailor is shipwrecked and encounters a mysterious island. The_sailor_returns_to_Egypt. |
| gptkbp:publications |
First published in the 19th century.
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
The_Story_of_Sinuhe.
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
The island symbolizes safety.
The serpent symbolizes wisdom. |
| gptkbp:theme |
Survival
Wisdom Isolation. Divine intervention Resilience. Hope. The journey of self-discovery. The relationship between humans and the divine. |
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
Translated into multiple languages.
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