The =Historical Romances= of the Egyptians are represented by the narrative of the =Capture of the town of Joppa= (Harris Papyrus, No. 500), and by the Dispute between Seqenen-Rā, King of Thebes, and Āpepi, King of Avaris (Sallier Papyrus, I, No. 10,185). =Books of Magic= are numerous, and of these may be mentioned Papyrus Salt, No. 825, and Harris Papyrus, No. 10,051. Several =Mythological Legends= are extant, viz., of the =Resurrection of Osiris= and the birth of Horus (on a stele in Paris); of the =Creation of the World=, Gods, and Men (British Museum Papyrus, No. 10,188); of the =Wars of Ḥeru-Beḥuṭet=, or Horus, the War-god of Edfû (on the temple of Edfû); of the =Destruction of Mankind= (in the tomb of Seti I); of how =Unȧs killed and ate the Gods= (in the Pyramid of Unȧs); of the =Poisoning of Rā= the Sun-god (papyrus at Turin); of the =Death of Horus= by a scorpion’s sting, and his resurrection through Thoth (text on the Metternich Stele); and of the =Wanderings of Isis=, with her son Horus and the Seven Scorpion-goddesses, in the Delta (text on the Metternich Stele). The =History of Osiris=, and of his murder by Set, has not yet been found in Egyptian texts in a complete form, but there are frequent allusions to this history in the inscriptions of all periods, and it is clear that we have a tolerably accurate version of it in the narrative written by Plutarch (_De Iside et Osiride_). Among the =Legal Documents= in the British Museum may be mentioned the papyri containing accounts of the prosecution of the robbers who broke into and plundered the royal tombs under the XXth dynasty (Papyri Abbott, Nos. 10,221 and 10,052), and the process against a man who was charged with stealing a quantity of silver (Nos. 10,053, 10,054). =Songs= and =Poetry= are represented by the =Love Songs= contained in the Harris Papyrus, No. 500; the =Song of Ȧntuf=, which was sung to the accompaniment of the harp (Harris Papyrus, No. 500); and the =Song of the Harper=, written on the wall of a tomb at Thebes, in which the hearers are enjoined to be happy, to anoint and scent themselves, and to rejoice with music and song, until the day cometh when they must depart to the land “which loveth silence.” The mutability of things, and the fleetingness of the world are also dwelt upon. The works enumerated in the above paragraphs are written in hieroglyphics and hieratic. The =literature= written =in demotic= is considerable, and it consists of books of magic, tales and stories, collections of moral aphorisms, legal documents, marriage contracts, etc. CHAPTER IV. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. MARRIAGE. POLYGAMY. HONOUR PAID TO THE MOTHER. THE CHILD AND ITS NAME. TOYS. EDUCATION. DRESS. FOOD. AMUSEMENTS. DWELLING HOUSES AND FURNITURE. AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE BREEDING. TRADE. HANDICRAFTS.