Much of this country's literature, which was often written in hieratic or Demotic scripts, became translatable due to Jean-Francois Champollion's work on the Rosetta Stone.
A story from this country centers on a man whose name, which means "son of the sycamore", was adopted for the protagonist of the most famous novel by Finnish author Mika Waltari. In another story from this country, a man receives a frothy container of beer that inspires him to seek out his brother's heart at the top of a cedar tree. This country was the origin of the Story of Sinuhe (SIN-oo-hay) and the Tale of Two Brothers. The phrases "emerging forth into the light" or "going forth by day" appear in more direct translations of the title of this country's (*) Book of the Dead. Much of this country's literature, which was often written in hieratic or Demotic scripts, became translatable due to Jean-Francois Champollion's work on the Rosetta Stone. For 10 points, name this country whose ancient writers produced such funerary documents as the Coffin and Pyramid Texts.
A story from this country centers on a man whose name, which means "son of the sycamore", was adopted for the protagonist of the most famous novel by Finnish author Mika Waltari.
ancient Egypt [or Misr; or Masr; or Khemi; accept the Middle Kingdom of Egypt or the New Kingdom of Egypt or the Egyptian Empire] &lt;Carson&gt;