| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 245 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword / Antonio Loprieno ; Literary Genres and Literary Styles; Part 1. The Old Kingdom; I. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs; II. A Royal Decree : Charter of King Pepi I for the Chapel of his mother; III. From the Pyramid Texts; IV. A Theological Treatise; V. Didactic Literature |
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Part 2. The Transition to the Middle Kingdom; I. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs; II. The Prayers of a Theban King : A Stela of King Wahankh Intef II; III. The Testament of a Heracleopolitan King : The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare |
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Part 3. The Middle Kingdom; I. Monumental Inscriptions; II. A Spell from the Coffin Texts : CT 1130 and 1031; III. Didactic Literature; IV. Songs and Hymns; V. Prose Tales |
| Summary |
First published in 1973 - and followed by Volume II in 1976 and Volume III in 1980 - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations. Volume I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of literary works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 1973 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Egyptian literature -- Translations into English
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Egyptian literature.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Ancient & Classical.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Egyptian literature
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Loprieno, Antonio, writer of foreward.
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| ISBN |
9780520933057 |
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0520933052 |
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0520933079 |
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9780520933071 |
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