Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New KingdomMiriam Lichtheim 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 (1550-1080 B.C.). With a new foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert. Volume III spans the last millennium of Pharaonic civilization, from the tenth century B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. With a new foreword by Joseph G. Manning. |
Contents
Inscriptions from Private Tombs | 11 |
Inscriptions from Royal Monuments | 25 |
The Great Hymn to Osiris | 81 |
Hymns and Prayers from ElAmarna | 89 |
A Prayer and a Hymn of General Haremhab | 100 |
Three Penitential Hymns from Deir elMedina | 104 |
Prayers Used as School Texts 1 10 | 110 |
From the Book of the Dead | 119 |
Be a Scribe | 167 |
The Immortality of Writers | 175 |
Love Poems | 181 |
From Papyrus Harris 500 | 189 |
The Destruction of Mankind | 197 |
The Two Brothers | 203 |
Truth and Falsehood | 211 |
The Report of Wenamun | 224 |
Chapter 125 | 125 |
The Instruction of Any | 135 |
The Instruction of Amenemope | 146 |
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Common terms and phrases
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