Ancient Egyptian Love Poems Reveal a Lust for Life
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Ancient Egyptian Love Poems Reveal a Lust for Life


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0416_040416_pyramidsongs.html#main
"A group of love poems have been found in an excavated workers' village on the outskirts of the Valley of Kings, where many pharaohs are entombed. The verses allow poetry lovers and Egyptophiles alike to tap into the emotional side of Egyptian daily life". From the National Geographic.




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