The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

Hymns, Tales and Wisdom from the Papyri

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eBook - ePub

The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

Hymns, Tales and Wisdom from the Papyri

About this book

The poems, hymns, tales and instructions of ancient Egypt in translation - the shipwrecked sailor, the eloquent peasant, the hymn to the sun - by the Museum keeper who read the hieroglyphs as easily as English. This edition adds thirty plates of painting, among them works by Denman Ross, Jan Ci?gli?ski and John Frederick Lewis, plus three illustrations restored and coloured for this volume.

Information

Publisher
Aeneas Press
Year
2026
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9785486533242
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter I. Thoth, the Author of Egyptian Literature. Writing Materials, Etc.
  5. Chapter II. The Pyramid Texts
  6. Chapter III. Stories of Magicians Who Lived Under the Ancient Empire
  7. Chapter IV. The Book of the Dead
  8. Litany
  9. Chapter V. Books of the Dead of the Graeco-Roman Period
  10. Chapter VI. The Egyptian Story of the Creation
  11. Chapter VII. Legends of the Gods
  12. The Destruction of Mankind
  13. The Legend of Rā and Isis
  14. The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk
  15. The Legend of Khnemu and a Seven Years’ Famine
  16. The Legend of the Wanderings of Isis
  17. The Legend of Khensu-Nefer-Hetep and the Princess of Bekhten
  18. Chapter VIII. Historical Literature
  19. Edict against the Blacks
  20. Campaign of Thothmes II in the Sūdān
  21. Capture of Megiddo by Thothmes III
  22. The Conquests of Thothmes III summarised by Amen-Rā, King of the Gods
  23. Summary of the Reign of Rameses III
  24. The Invasion and Conquest of Egypt by Piānkhi, King of Nubia
  25. Chapter IX. Autobiographical Literature
  26. The Autobiography of Una
  27. The Autobiography of Herkhuf
  28. The Autobiography of Ameni Amenemhāt
  29. The Autobiography of Thetha
  30. The Autobiography of Aahmes (Amasis), the Naval Officer
  31. The Autobiography of Aahmes (Amasis), Surnamed Pen-Nekheb
  32. The Autobiography of Tehuti, the Erpā
  33. The Autobiography of Thaiemhetep, the Daughter of Herānkh
  34. Chapter X. Tales of Travel and Adventure. The Story of Sanehat
  35. The Story of the Educated Peasant Khuenanpu
  36. The Journey of the Priest Unu-Amen into Syria to buy Cedar Wood to make a new Boat for Amen-Rā
  37. Chapter XI. Fairy Tales
  38. Chapter XII. Egyptian Hymns to the Gods
  39. Hymns to the Sun-god
  40. Hymn to Osirus
  41. Hymn to Shu
  42. Chapter XIII. Moral and Philosophical Literature
  43. Chapter XIV. Egyptian Poetical Compositions
  44. Chapter XV. Miscellaneous Literature
  45. Editions of Egyptian Texts, Translations, &c
  46. About the Author

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