Archangel 1

Destiny Archangel

Western Civilization

August 31, 2009 #1

Assignment

The “Hymn of the Nile” In the creation of “Hymn of the Nile”, it is clearly stated as a form of adoration to the Nile River and to the Lord of the fish. “Hymn of the Nile” is an expression of a person’s respect and love for the abundance that both the Nile and the Lord of fish give to the people of Egypt. Beginning with the first stanza, I thought the author of this document might be of the upper class due to the known facts that in Ancient Egypt the pharaohs were surrounded by nobles, beneath nobles were priests, then peasants and farmers, and lastly the slaves. I thought it would have been a noble because pharaohs were too busy ruling and being a “god”, peasants and farmers were doing what they do best and because they were of the lower class I thought they wouldn’t write. I thought this author wrote this to the Nile and the Lord of the fish in appreciation to their good deeds to the people. I say this because in the second stanza the author states that due to the Nile’s inundation, Lord of the fish was able to do great things for the people such as create grain and bring fourth barley. In the third stanza the author states that when he comes around, “the earth is joyous, every stomach is full of rejoicing, every spine is happy, every jaw-bone crushes its food.” The Lord of the fish was “the” god of gods due to the fourth stanza saying that he “sees that each god receives their sacrifices.” The goal of this document, in my opinion, is to let all know how much of an impact both the Nile and the Lord of fish has on the people of Egypt and to show adoration to both. The basic parts of this document are to state that the Nile and the Lord of the fish are both very essential to the lives of the Egyptians and that they are very dependent on both. The people are dependent on the Nile and the Lord of the fish due to its impact like in the first stanza stating that the Nile causes their cattle to live and it gives life to Egypt. The author uses the technique of creating vivid descriptions like in the eleventh stanza; a festival song was made for the Lord of the fish to bring glory, praise, and honor to him. In conclusion to the “Hymn of the Nile,” it is a statement of appreciation of the works and deeds of both the Nile and the Lord of the fish. Both the Nile and the Lord of the fish are essential to the lives of the people of Egypt in many ways. Both paved a way for the Egyptians in more than one way.