“I, SINUHE, the son of Senmut and of his wife Kipa, write this. I do not write it to the glory of the gods in the land of Kem, for I am weary of gods, nor to the glory of the Pharaohs, for I am weary of their deeds. I write neither from fear nor from any hope of the future but for myself alone. During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come.” FictionThe EgyptianSinuheMika WaltariSinuhe Egyptiläinen Book:سینوهه Source: سینوهه
“Sinuhe, my friend, we have been born into strange times. Everything is melting – changing its shape – like clay on a potter’s wheel. Dress is changing, words, customs are changing, and people no longer believe in the gods – though they may fear them. Sinuhe, my friend, perhaps we were born to see the sunset of the world, for the world is already old, and twelve hundred years have passed since the building of the pyramids. When I think of this, I want to bury my head in my hands and cry like a child.” FictionHistorical FictionThe EgyptianSinuheSinuhe Egyptiläinen Book:سینوهه Source: سینوهه
“There is no difference between one man and another, for all are born naked into the world. A man cannot be measured by the colour of his skin, or by his speech, or by his clothes and jewels, but only by his heart. A good man is better than a bad man, and justice is better than injustice--and that is all I know.” The EgyptianSinuheSinuhe Egyptiläinen Book:The Egyptian Source: The Egyptian
“Tänä aikana oli näet huonoimmassa asemassa ihminen, joka tahtoi säilyttää silmänsä avoimina ja antoi jokaisen pitää uskonsa. Hänen kimppuunsa näet karkasivat kaikki syytellen ja solvaten häntä veltoksi ja välinpitämättömäksi, tyhmäksi ja paatuneeksi, kovakorvaiseksi ja luopioksi, kunnes hän kiusaantuneena repi vaatteensa ja ummisti silmänsä ja otti ristin tai sarven sen mukaan, miten laski tästä itselleen olevan vähimmin harmia.” PoliticalSinuheMika WaltariSinuhe Egyptiläinen Book:سینوهه Source: سینوهه