InEgyptologydealingwithbothhistoricalandliterarytextsoftenraisesthequestionoftheirpoliticalintention.Thealmostfixedplotofthe"Knigsnovelle”andthe“annals,"typicalformsofrecordingEgyptianhistory,seemstoreflecttherigidEgyptianviewofhistoryanchoredinideology.Thehistoricalcourseofevents,whatwemaycall“reality,”islesssignificantthanthecoursepostulated
