Tracing the origins of the alchemical art in Egypt is complicated by the pseudepigraphic nature of texts from the Greek alchemical corpus.
tɹˈeɪsɪŋ ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ʌvðɪ ælkˈɛmɪkəl ˈɑːɹt ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt ɪz kˈɑːmplᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə sjˌuːdɪpɪɡɹˈæfɪk nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv tˈɛksts fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈiːk ælkˈɛmɪkəl kˈɔːɹpəs.