Test: Ancient History: Egypt

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Which of the following best describes the Elephantine papyri?

Historical narratives commissioned by the Pharaoh Merneptah that recount his battles and campaigns against the Sea Peoples. 

Liturgical texts written in hieroglyphic Egyptian during the time of the Pharaoh Akhenaten that consist of a series of hymns to the sun disk Aten. 

Diplomatic correspondences written in Akkadian cuneiform that illustrate the international relations between New Kingdom Egypt the other powers of the Fertile Crescent, including the Canaanites, Hittites and Mesopotamians. 

A vast collection of documents, written primarily in Aramaic, which concern a Jewish community and military garrison stationed in the Nile fortress of Elephantine

Funerary works written in hieratic Egyptian that consist of numerous spells and rituals that were used to aid the dead in their journey to the afterlife. 

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