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Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor is an ancient Egyptian story of the Middle Kingdom, preserved on a single papyrus in St Petersburg. A sailor tells how, shipwrecked on a magical island, he was welcomed by a great serpent who foretold his rescue and sent him home laden with gifts. It is one of the earliest known adventure tales.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tale-of-the-shipwrecked-sailor
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- “Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tale-of-the-shipwrecked-sailor. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tale-of-the-shipwrecked-sailor.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tale-of-the-shipwrecked-sailor (Accessed: ).
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