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Ancient Egyptian Literature.
This book is an impressive collection of some of the earliest literature still extant from the great Ancient Egyptian civilization. Much of the material contained in this work -- poems, narratives, songs and prayers -- was translated here and made accessible to lovers of antiquity for the first time...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Translator's Preface; Author's Preface; Table of Contents; Outline of Egyptian History; By Way of Introduction-; 1. The Development of the Literature; 2. The Learned Scribes; 3. Singers and Story-Tellers; 4. The Forms of the Poetry; 5. Writing and Books; 6. Our Understanding of Egyptian Texts; I. From the Oldest Poetry; 1. From the Pyramid Texts-; (a) The deceased's journey to the sky; (b) The same; (c) The same; (d) The same; (e) The same; (f) The deceased conquers the sky; (g) The deceased devours the gods.
- (H) To a constellation, which is to announce the arrival of the deceased in the sky(i) The deceased comes as messenger to Osiris; (k) The goddesses suckle the deceased; (l) The fate of the enemies of the deceased; (m) Joy over the inundation; 2. To the Crowns-; (a) To the crown of Lower Egypt; (b) To the crown of Upper Egypt; (c) The same; 3. Morning Hymns-; (a) To the sun-god; (b) To the royal serpent; II. From the Older Period; A. Narratives-; 1. The Story of Sinuhe; 2. The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor; 3. The Story of the Herdsman; 4. King Kheops and the Magicians.
- 5. The Deliverance of Mankind6. The Founding of a Temple; 7. The War of King Kamōse; B. Instructions in Wisdom-; 1. The Instruction of Ptahhotep; 2. The Instruction for Kagemni; 3. The Instruction of Duauf; 4. The Instruction of King Amenemhēt; 5. The Instruction for King Merikerē; 6. The Instruction of Sehetepibrē; C. Meditations and Complaints-; 1. The Dispute with his Soul of one who is tired of Life; 2. The Admonitions of a Prophet; 3. The Complaint of Khekheperre-sonbu; 4. The Prophecy of Neferrohu; 5. The Complaints of the Peasant; D. Secular Poems-; 1. Songs of the workers-
- Song of the shepherdsSong of the fishers; Song of the chairmen; 2. Songs at Banquets; 3. Hymns to King Sesōstris III; E. Religious Poems-; 1. To Min-Horus; 2. To the sun-; (a) To the morning sun; (b) To the evening sun; 3. To Thōth; 4. Hymns to Osiris-; (a) The long hymn; (b) Shorter hymns; 5. To the Nile; III. From the New Kingdom; A. Narratives-; 1. The Tale of the Two Brothers; 2. The Enchanted Prince; 3. King Apōphis and Sekenenrē; 4. The Capture of Joppa; 5. Concerning Astarte; 6. A Ghost Story; 7. Concerning a King and a Goddess; 8. The Quarrel of the Body and the Head.
- 9. The Voyage of UnamūnB. The Schools and their Writings-; 1. Exhortations and Warnings to Schoolboys-; Life at School; Be diligent; The same; The same; Beer and the maiden; The schoolboy is put in fetters; Be diligent; Do not be an husbandman; Do not be a soldier; Do not be a Soldier; The same; Do not be a charioteer; Do not be a soldier, a priest, or a baker; Be an official; A fragment; 2. Actual Letters as Models for Schoolboys-; Pursuit of a runaway slave; Order to carry out a piece of work; Business of various sorts; Request for assistance in a matter of taxation; Enquiries.