The literature of ancient Egypt : an anthology of stories, instructions, stelae, autobiographies, and poetry /

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"The 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 inclu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Simpson, William Kelly (Editor ), Ritner, Robert Kriech, 1953- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Ancient Egyptian
Publicado: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2003.
Edición:Third edition /
Temas:
Egyptian literature > Translations into English.
Littérature égyptienne > Anthologies > Traductions anglaises.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Egyptian literature
Literatur
Antologia (Literatura)
Poesia.
Literatura Oriental.
Littérature égyptienne ancienne > Traduction en anglais.
Egypt > Literary collections.
Égypte > Anthologies.
Egypt
Ägypten > Altertum
Literary collections
Translations
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction by William Kelly Simpson
  • PART I. NARRATIVES AND TALES OF MIDDLE EGYPTIAN LITERATURE
  • King Cheops and the Magicians
  • The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant
  • The Shipwrecked Sailor
  • The Story of Sinuhe
  • PART II. LATE EGYPTIAN STORIES
  • The Quarrel of Apophis and Seknenre
  • The Capture of Joppa
  • The Tale of the Doomed Prince
  • The Tale of the Two Brothers
  • The Contendings of Horus and Seth
  • The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood
  • Astarte and the Insatiable Sea
  • A Ghost Story
  • The Report of WenamonPART III. INSTRUCTIONS, LAMENTATIONS, AND DIALOGUES
  • The Instruction of Hardedef (First Part)
  • The Maxims of Ptahhotep
  • The Teaching for the Vizier Kagemni
  • The Teaching for King Merikare
  • The Teaching of King Amenemhet I for His Son Senwosret
  • The Loyalist Instruction from the Sehetepibre Stela
  • The Instruction of a Man for His Son
  • The Man Who Was Weary of Life
  • The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage
  • The Lamentations of Khakheperre-sonbe
  • The Prophecies of Neferty
  • The Instruction of Amunnakhte
  • The Instruction of AmenemopePART IV FROM THE RELIGIOUS LITERATURE
  • Selections from the Pyramid Texts
  • Selections from the Coffin Texts
  • Book of the Dead 125: The Negative Confession
  • The Hymn to the Aten
  • Penitential Hymns
  • The Book of the Heavenly Cow
  • PART V. SONGS AND ROYAL HYMNS
  • Cycle of Songs in Honor of Senwosret III
  • The Love Songs and The Song of the Harper
  • PART VI. ROYAL STELAE
  • The Semna Stela
  • The Neferhotep Stela
  • The Kamose Texts
  • The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III
  • The Israel Stela
  • The Bentresh Stela
  • The Victory Stela of PiyeThe Famine Stela
  • The Satrap Stela
  • PART VII. AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
  • Three Autobiographies of the Old Kingdom
  • The Stela of Tjetji
  • Amenemhet and Khnumhotep II at Beni Hasan
  • The Stela of Iykhernofret
  • PART VIII. SCRIBAL TRADITIONS
  • The Satire on the Trades: The Instruction of Dua-Khety
  • The Scribal Traditions in the Schools
  • PART IX. DEMOTIC LITERATURE
  • The Prophecy of the Lamb
  • The Tale of Amasis and the Skipper
  • The Romance of Setna Khaemuas and the Mummies (Setna I)
  • The Adventures of Setna and Si-Osire (Setna II)The Childhood of Si-Osire
  • The Magician Hihor
  • The Fable of the Swallow and the Sea
  • The Instruction of 'Onchsheshonqy
  • Bibliography
  • Illustrations follow page XIV

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