Imagine if ancient Egypt could somehow take back its gifts to the world

It is a cliche older than the appearance of the first round-eyed tourists on the banks of the Nile, such as the Greek historian Herodotus, that Egypt was the ‘gift of the Nile’. A claim heard less often is that civilization itself is the gift of ancient Egypt. Pyramids, mummies and the concept of an afterlife, medicine, our calendar, writing... We can even thank ancient Egypt for inventing written drama with the first (Osirian) passion plays. What, no ancient Egypt, no fiction? In this age of cultural repatriation, I sometimes have nightmares about ancient Egypt somehow taking it all back. Everything Egypt gave us. I develop this theme of ‘nightmare repatriation in a sci-fi Egypt thriller “Ancient Visitors: The Egypt Enigma (5-stars Amazon Kindle)

The ancient Greeks and Romans acknowledged the gift of Egypt. Egypt gave us the first nation state, the twenty-four hours of the day, the 365 days of the year, the first great buildings in stone, architecture, astronomy, medicine, paper, writing, even the invention of fictional dramatic stories recorded in writing… Then there is religion. Take away Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat, Moses and The Ten Commandments, The Exodus, the life-saving flight of baby Jesus with the holy family to Egypt, as well as every biblical reference to Egypt, and the Bible becomes a novella. Ancient Egypt also gave us the ultimate symbolic landscape for dreaming. A sense of eternity made captive in art and stone.

Another nightmare: imagine Time Terrorists try to kidnap the refugee child Jesus while vulnerable, exiled with his family in Egypt? (5-stars Amazon Kindle)