eitherfrom fright or because of his complicity. In his reply to thedecree sent by King Senusret he states, I do not know whatseparated me from my place. It was like some sort of dream, aswhen a man of the Delta marshes sees himself in Elaphantine, or aman of the northern swamps in Nubia. I did not take fright, noone was pursuing me, I had heard no reviling word. My name hadnot been heard in the mouth of the herald.(Legacy) He intendedto travel southward but was blown to the north while crossing theNile, and he passed into Palestine. After much wandering inPalestine and Lebanon, he was invited to settle with a chieftainof southern Syria, who adopted him and married him to his eldestdaughter. In that land he raised a family and became a patriarch. He defended his father-in-law's territory andentertained emissaries traveling to and from Egypt. The pharaohSesostris I invited Sinuhe to return to Egypt and Sinuheaccepted. The king forgave him his real or imagined crimes andwelcomed him with rich gifts; thereafter Sinuhe remarried in hishomeland, while the pharaoh ordered a tomb be built for him.While this story may seem ambiguous and obscure, the Egyptiansrules and codes for daily life may have helped them to understandwhy Sinuhe fled. The canonical nature and way of life of theEgyptians helped them to perceive the authors intended messages. The Ancient Egyptians canonical nature is depicted well inthe design, construction and the functions of the pyramids. TheGreat Pyramid of Giza is the oldest monument of the Seven AncientWonders. The monument was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu ofthe Fourth Dynasty around the year 2560 BC to serve as a tombwhen he died. The tradition of pyramid building started inAncient Egypt as a sophistication of the idea of a mastaba or"platform" covering the royal tomb. The Great Pyramid is believedto have been built over a 20 year period. Several theories havebeen proposed to conclude how the blocks were pu...
