“The Egyptians possessed much interesting literature, of which poetry formed an important part. The hymns to {{w|Ra}}, {{w|Amun|Amen}}, and {{w|Hapi (Nile god)|Hapi}}, and that of {{w|Great Hymn to the Aten|Akhenaten to the Sun's Disk}}, are all beautiful specimens; and so, likewise, is the epic poem to {{w|Ramesses II|King Rameses}}, known as the "{{w|Kadesh inscriptions#Poem|Poem of Pentaur}}."”