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Ancient Egyptian Literature /

First published in 1973, 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. Beginning with the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian genres, it includes biographical and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lichtheim, Miriam, 1914-2004 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2019.
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  • Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms; Preface; Chronology; Abbreviations and Symbols; Foreword by Antonio Loprieno; Introduction; Literary Genres and Literary Styles; Part One. The Old Kingdom; 1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs; Inscriptions of Princess Ni-sedjer-kai; Inscription of Hetep-her-akhet; Inscription of Nefer-seshem-re called Sheshi; Stela of Ni-hebsed-Pepi from Naqada; The Autobiography of Weni; The Autobiography of Harkhuf; 2. A Royal Decree; Charter of King Pepi I for the Chapel of his mother; 3. From the Pyramid Texts
  • Unas Pyramid Texts: Utterances 217, 239, 245, 253, 263, 270, 273-274, 304, 309, 317Teti Pyramid Texts: Utterances 337, 350, 373, 402, 403, 406, 407; Pepi I Pyramid Texts: Utterances 432, 440, 442, 446, 454, 486, 517, 573; 4. A Theological Treatise; "The Memphite Theology"; 5. Didactic Literature; The Instruction of Prince Hardjedef; The Instruction Addressed to Kagemni; The Instruction of Ptahhotep; Part Two. The Transition to the Middle Kingdom; 1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs; Stela of Count Indi of This; The First Part of the Autobiography of Ankhtifi
  • Stela of the Butler Merer of EdfuStela of the Treasurer Iti of Imyotru; Stela of the Steward Seneni of Coptus; Stela of the Soldier Qedes from Gebelein; Stela of the Treasurer Tjetji; 2. The Prayers of a Theban King; A Stela of King Wahankh Intef II; 3. The Testament of a Heracleopolitan King; The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare; Part Three: The Middle Kingdom; 1. Monumental Inscriptions; Rock Stela of Mentuhotep IV; Building Inscription of Sesostris I; Boundary Stela of Sesostris III; Stela of Intef Son of Sent; Stela of Ikhernofret; Stela of Sehetep-ib-re; Stela of Horemkhauf
  • 2. A Spell from the Coffin TextsCT 1130 and 1031; 3. Didactic Literature; The Instruction of King Amenemhet I for His Son Sesostris I; The Prophecies of Neferti; The Complaints of Khakheperre-sonb; The Admonitions of Ipuwer; The Dispute between a Man and His Ba; The Eloquent Peasant; The Satire of the Trades; 4. Songs and Hymns; Three Harpers' Songs; A Cycle of Hymns to King Sesostris III; A Hymn to the Red Crown; A Hymn to Osiris and a Hymn to Min; The Hymn to Hapy; 5. Prose Tales; The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor; Three Tales of Wonder; The Story of Sinuhe; Volume II: The New Kingdom
  • PrefaceChronology; Abbreviations and Symbols; Foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert; Introduction; Continuity and Change; Part One: Monumental Inscriptions; 1. Inscriptions from Private Tombs; The Autobiography of Ahmose Son of Abana; The Prayers of Paheri; The Installation of the Vizier Rekhmire; 2. Inscriptions from Royal Monuments; Obelisk Inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut; From the Annals of Thutmose III; The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III; The Great Sphinx Stela of Amenhotep II at Giza; Stela of Amenhotep III; The Later Boundary Stelae of Amenhotep IV Akhenaten