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Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume Iii The Late Period

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ISBN-10: 0520248449

ISBN-13: 9780520248441

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Miriam Lichtheim, J. G. Manning

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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 I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of literary works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno. Volume II shows the culmination of these literary genres within the single period known as the New Kingdom…    
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List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 4/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 253
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

J. G. Manning is professor of classics and history at Yale University, and a senior research scholar at Yale Law School. He is the author of "Land and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt" and the coeditor of "The Ancient Economy: Evidence and Models".

Chronology of the Late Period
Abbreviations and Symbols
Foreword
Introduction
The Uses of the Past
Texts in the Classical Language
Biographical Inscriptions
Statue Inscription of Djedkhonsefankh
Statue Inscription of Nebneteru
Statue Inscription of Harwa
Two Statue Inscriptions of Montemhet
Cairo Museum 42237
Berlin Museum 17271
Statue Inscription of Peftuaneith
Statue Inscription of Udjahorresne
Stela of Somtutefnakht
Inscriptions in the Tomb of Petosiris
The Long Biographical Inscription of Petosiris
Two Speeches of Sishu Father of Petosiris
Speech of Thothrekh Son of Petosiris
Sarcophagus-lid Inscription of Wennofer
Stela of Isenkhebe
Stela of Taimhotep
Royal Inscriptions
The Victory Stela of King Piye
A Victory Stela of King Psamtik II
The Naucratis Stela of King Nectanebo I
Two Pseudepigrapha
The Bentresh Stela
The Famine Stela
Hymns and Lamentations
A Hymn to Imhotep at Karnak
Hymns to Hathor in the Temple of Dendera
Two Hymns to Khnum in the Temple of Esna
A Morning Hymn to Khnum
The Great Hymn to Khnum
The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys
Demotic Literature
The Stories of Setne Khamwas
Setne Khamwas and Naneferkaptah (Setne I)
Setne Khamwas and Si-Osire (Setne II)
Prince Pedikhons and Queen Serpot
The Lion in Search of Man
The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq
The Instruction of Papyrus Insinger
Indexes
Divinities
Kings and Queens
Personal Names
Geographical and Ethnical Terms
Egyptian Terms Used in the Translations
Egyptian Words Discussed in the Notes