The Ones Who Could Not pwy: Failed Masculinity of Syrian Princes in the Tale of the Doomed Prince

The Ancient Egyptian Tale of the Doomed Prince allows us to add another level of understanding to the New Kingdom Egyptian imperialist ideology The superior masculinity of the Egyptian prince in this tale is contrasted to inferior masculinities of Syrian princes, and has parallels in other contemporary texts thematizing New Kingdom Egyptian military campaigns in Syria-Palestine The evidence presented here allows us to expand gender as a "frame of war" beyond texts explicitly dealing with war, military campaigns and conquests It can be recognized in the New Kingdom Egyptian literary genre too Consequently, this allows us to argue that stories ancient Egyptians of the time narrated about those they defeated or fought against are based on gender inequality and male social dominance