Representing the self: autobiography and identity in ancient Egypt.(Translated by Lamis Al Nakkash) Ancient Egyptian autobiography is born from the epitaph epitaph, strictly, an inscription on a tomb; by extension, a statement, usually in verse, commemorating the dead. The earliest such inscriptions are those found on Egyptian sarcophagi. . Its space is tied to death and thereby to memory. The correlation between autobiography and the funerary fu·ner·ar·y adj. Of or suitable for a funeral or burial. [Latin f  ner space gives this literary genre Noun 1. literary genre - a style of expressing yourself in writingwriting style, genre drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse a unique dimension, which is that of eternity. The present article is concerned with ancient Egyptian autobiography as a literary genre. Focusing upon the relationship between authorship and identity, it discusses the connection between autobiography and the concept of the person in ancient Egypt  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . It posits that autobiography is the support of this
function of the person the ancient Egyptians called ba which is
interpreted as signifying both identity and memory of the self.
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