Title Ancient Egyptian literature : a book of readings. Volume III, The Late Period / [selected and translated from the Egyptian] by Miriam Lichtheim ; with a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning

Edition [2006 ed.] Published Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 228 pages) Contents Chronology of the Late Period; Abbreviations and Symbols ; Introduction : The Uses of the Past; Part 1. Texts in the Classical Language; I. Biographical Inscriptions; II. Royal Inscriptions; III. Two Pseudepigrapha; IV. Hymns and Lamentations; Part 2. Demotic Literature 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 III spans the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. It features a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning"-- Publisher's description Notes Previous edition: 1973 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes In English Subject Egyptian literature -- Translations into English Egyptian literature. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Ancient & Classical. HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. Egyptian literature Genre/Form Translations Form Electronic book Author Manning, Joseph Gilbert ISBN 9780520933071 0520933079 1283422565 9781283422567 9786613422569 6613422568

Other Titles Late period

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