The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and PoetryThe latest edition of this highly praised anthology of ancient Egyptian literature offers fresh translations of all the texts as well as some twenty-five new entries, including writings from the late literature of the Demotic period at the end of classical Egyptian history. The book also includes an extensive bibliography. Praise for the earlier editions: "An elegant, easily readable, and most serviceable volume."--K. A. Kitchen, Journal of Near Eastern Studies "A reliable rendering of the Egyptian text that can be useful to students of Egyptology and provide the layman with delightful reading material."--Mordechai Gilula, Cultura |
Contents
Introduction by William Kelly Simpson | 1 |
PART I NARRATIVES AND TALES OF MIDDLE EGYPTIAN LITERATURE | 11 |
PART II LATE EGYPTIAN STORIES | 67 |
PART III INSTRUCTIONS LAMENTATIONS AND DIALOGUES | 125 |
PART IV FROM THE RELIGIOUS LITERATURE | 245 |
PART V SONGS AND ROYAL HYMNS | 299 |
PART VI ROYAL STELAE | 335 |
PART VII AUTOBIOGRAPHIES | 399 |
PART VIII SCRIBAL TRADITIONS | 429 |
PART IX DEMOTIC LITERATURE | 443 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abydos Amenemhet Amon Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian Literature Asiatics Atum Bakhtan Behold beloved brought cattle caused companion Coptos crocodile cubits Demotic Dynasty earth Elephantine enemies Ennead entire land eternity everything evil father forever give goddess gods gold hand happened Harkhuf Harsiese heart heaven Heliopolis Horus Instruction Isis Jan Assmann Kamose Khnum King of Upper king’s Leiden Lichtheim live Loprieno lord Lower Egypt Ma'at magic Majesty Memphis Menkheperre Middle Kingdom mother mouth Naneferkaptah noble nome Nubia offering Onchsheshonqy Osiris overseer palace Papyrus peasant Pepi Pharaoh Piye praise Pre-Harakhti presence prince Ptah Ptahhotep returned Ritner river royal ruler sailed saying scribe scroll sent Senwosret servant Seth Setna Si-Osire Sinuhe speak stela story Story of Sinuhe tale Tchainefer temple Thebes Thoth tomb town translation Upper and Lower Verily West Wiesbaden wife woman words ZÄS