EGYPTOLOGY: THE MISSING MİLLENNIUM: ANCIENT EGYPT IN MEDIEVAL ARABIC WRITINGS

The Arab study of Ancient Egypt was the result a universal understanding history rather than narrow purpose verifying scriptures. They were critical pre-Islamic written sources and did not accept even texts based on eyewitnesses uncritically. Arabs' work, which included accurate descriptions ancient monuments, aimed at their symbolic value function. noticed relationship Egyptian language to Coptic, phonetic hieroglyphs, that some grouped like alphabets. writers interested in deciphering script primarily alchemists often Sufis. Access Demotic Coptic – Greek translations has helped scholars better understand complex nature religion.
 
 Studies origin Sufism tend concentrate India Persia, without mentioning sources. However, for example, Akhenaten's comparison Suhrawardi- Illuminationism (Ishraqiyya) with sun hymns studies Mandaeanist/ Sabianist religious traditions Iraq Iran will shed light similarities between religion especially rituals beliefs. Medieval tried find common ground Islamic teachings Arabic philosophy can problems philosophy. Because basic concepts formed basis later writers, classical predecessors, thought this country had been home science wisdom since Hermes Egypt, whom they attributed invention writing, alchemy medicine. knew pharaoh Moses dealing typical but an exception. Pharaohs portrayed as skilled rulers, knowledgeable pious figures who cared welfare people.
 Cleopatra is described philosopher scholar, reference her physical attractiveness.
 Despite more two centuries domination Egyptology by Eurocentric view ignored thousand-year contribution, archaeologists working other parts Near East have also begun realize problem Western dominance among them. But we owe much our colleagues invaluable contributions.