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The Book of Edification and Admonition
Things Eye-Witnessed and Events Personally Observed in the Land of Egypt
Book • 1238
ʿAbd al-Laṭīf al-Baghdādī's book provides a vivid description of Egypt during a severe famine caused by the Nile's failure to flood.
It includes eyewitness accounts of extreme hardship and cannibalism, serving as both a scientific report and a moral admonition.
The work is significant for its blend of empirical observation and historical documentation.
It includes eyewitness accounts of extreme hardship and cannibalism, serving as both a scientific report and a moral admonition.
The work is significant for its blend of empirical observation and historical documentation.
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18. Egypt - Fall of the Pharaohs
