The literature of ancient Egypt : an anthology of stories, instructions, stelae, autobiographies, and poetry /
The literature of ancient Egypt : an anthology of stories, instructions, stelae, autobiographies, and poetry /
edited and with an introduction by William Kelly Simpson.
- Third edition / with translations by Robert K. Ritner [and others].
- New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2003.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 598 pages)
Previous edition: 1973.
Includes bibliographical references.
""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 Wenamon""""PART 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 Amenemope""""PART 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 Piye""""The 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""
"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 includes an extensive bibliography."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Translated from the Egyptian.
9780300128567 (electronic bk.) 0300128568 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt5q8nfq JSTOR
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
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Literary collections.
Translations.
PJ1943 / .S5 2003eb
893.108
75151589
Previous edition: 1973.
Includes bibliographical references.
""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 Wenamon""""PART 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 Amenemope""""PART 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 Piye""""The 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""
"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 includes an extensive bibliography."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Translated from the Egyptian.
9780300128567 (electronic bk.) 0300128568 (electronic bk.)
22573/ctt5q8nfq JSTOR
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
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Literary collections.
Translations.
PJ1943 / .S5 2003eb
893.108
75151589