The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
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The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor is an ancient Egyptian literary tale, often regarded as one of the earliest works of adventure fiction, in which a mariner recounts his survival on a magical island ruled by a giant serpent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor | 1 |
| The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor Context triple: [Middle Kingdom of Egypt, producedWork, The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor]
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A.
The Ship of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in her Adventure Series, featuring the recurring group of children embroiled in a mystery aboard a ship.
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B.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic 1812 adventure novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked Swiss family who use ingenuity and cooperation to survive and build a new life on a deserted island.
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C.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
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D.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
The Sea Lady
The Sea Lady is a 1902 fantasy novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores Edwardian society through the disruptive arrival of a mysterious mermaid.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor Target entity description: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor is an ancient Egyptian literary tale, often regarded as one of the earliest works of adventure fiction, in which a mariner recounts his survival on a magical island ruled by a giant serpent.
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A.
The Ship of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in her Adventure Series, featuring the recurring group of children embroiled in a mystery aboard a ship.
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B.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic 1812 adventure novel by Johann David Wyss about a shipwrecked Swiss family who use ingenuity and cooperation to survive and build a new life on a deserted island.
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C.
The Pearl of Orr's Island
The Pearl of Orr's Island is a 19th-century novel set in coastal Maine that explores themes of morality, community, and Christian faith through the lives of its seafaring characters.
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D.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
The Sea Lady
The Sea Lady is a 1902 fantasy novel by H. G. Wells that satirically explores Edwardian society through the disruptive arrival of a mysterious mermaid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventure fiction work
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ancient Egyptian literary tale ⓘ didactic tale ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
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circa 2000–1800 BCE ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | anonymous ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
The Eloquent Peasant
ⓘ
The Tale of Sinuhe ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
encounter with a supernatural being
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promise of reward ⓘ prophetic speech ⓘ shipwreck and miraculous survival ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Egypt
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linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| culturalSignificance |
important example of Middle Kingdom narrative prose
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one of the earliest known works of adventure fiction ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | to encourage courage and composure before the king ⓘ |
| ending | the sailor returns safely to Egypt ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
a giant serpent
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a ship’s commander ⓘ the king of Egypt ⓘ |
| frameNarrator | the shipwrecked sailor speaking to his superior officer ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | an unnamed sailor ⓘ |
| manuscriptForm | papyrus roll ⓘ |
| moral | humans should trust in the gods and accept fate ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | story within a story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account by the sailor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| period | Middle Kingdom Egyptian literature ⓘ |
| plotSummary | a sailor recounts his survival after a shipwreck on a magical island ruled by a giant serpent ⓘ |
| principalManuscriptCity |
Saint Petersburg
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linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| principalManuscriptCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| principalManuscriptLocation |
Imperial Hermitage Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Hermitage Museum
|
| serpentAction |
foretells the sailor’s safe return to Egypt
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rescues and feeds the sailor ⓘ |
| serpentDescription | a giant, speaking, benevolent serpent ⓘ |
| serpentRole | ruler of the magical island ⓘ |
| setting |
a magical island
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ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
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| studiedIn |
Egyptology
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comparative literature ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation after failure
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divine providence ⓘ gratitude and humility ⓘ the power of storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hieratic script ⓘ |
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Subject: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor Description of subject: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor is an ancient Egyptian literary tale, often regarded as one of the earliest works of adventure fiction, in which a mariner recounts his survival on a magical island ruled by a giant serpent.
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linked to: The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor