This is old news from 2007, but it is likely that you missed it. I think it is interesting to note that the Egyptian magicians drew on the Canaanite magicians' expertise to perfect their funerary protection spells. But, we all knew that there were shared elements in the Mysteries at that time.

Ancient Semitic Snake Spells Deciphered in Egyptian Pyramid: "The ancient Egyptians believed themselves superior to their neighboring nations in almost every aspect.

But newly interpreted symbols—the oldest Semitic passages ever deciphered—reveal that the Egyptians turned to outside help for magic.

The passages, inscribed on the subterranean walls of the pyramid of King Unas at Saqqara, reveal that the Egyptians enlisted the magical assistance of Semitic Canaanites from the ancient city of Byblos, located in what is now Lebanon."