. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident. V TALE OF THE TWO BROTHERS. (1300 ) Thb Tale of the Two Brothers is the most famous of the storieswhich have come from ancient Egypt. The first part bears a strikingresemblance to the well-known story of Joseph. But after the falseaccusation is detected, the character of the story is greatly now becomes a series of transformations such as are found in themythical tales of Asia. Mr. W. M. Flinders Petrie connects it with thePhr3^gian myth of Atys or Attis, which has been put in classical Latindress by

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. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident. V TALE OF THE TWO BROTHERS. (1300 ) Thb Tale of the Two Brothers is the most famous of the storieswhich have come from ancient Egypt. The first part bears a strikingresemblance to the well-known story of Joseph. But after the falseaccusation is detected, the character of the story is greatly now becomes a series of transformations such as are found in themythical tales of Asia. Mr. W. M. Flinders Petrie connects it with thePhr3^gian myth of Atys or Attis, which has been put in classical Latindress by Catullus. This tale is found in the DOrbiney Papyrus in the British roll had been written for the entertainment of Seti II., whencrown-prince (about 1300 ), but it is judged that the original storywas much older, and was enlarged by the scribe Anena (or Enua). Once there were two brothers, of one mother and onefather; Anpii was the name of the elder, and Bata was thename of the younger. Anpu had a house and a wife. Buthis little brother was to him as a son ;

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