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Love songs of the New Kingdom. Translated from the ancient Egyptian by John L. Foster. Illustrated with hieroglyphs drawn by the translator and with paintings from Egyptian tombs by Nina M. Davies.

Title
Love songs of the New Kingdom. Translated from the ancient Egyptian by John L. Foster. Illustrated with hieroglyphs drawn by the translator and with paintings from Egyptian tombs by Nina M. Davies.
Author
Foster, John L.
Publication
New York, Scribner [1974]

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Description
xix, 120 p. illus.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Egyptian poetry > Translations into English
  • Love poetry
Contents
Some rather lively lines (Papyrus Chester Beatty I)--Songs inscribed on an earthen vessel (Cairo ostracon 25218)--Songs of the garden (Papyrus Harris 500)--Songs of great heart's ease (Papyrus Chester Beatty I)--Songs from a faded papyrus (Papyrus Harris 500)--Stanzaic love song (Papyrus Chester Beatty I)--Songs of the orchard (Papyrus Turin 1966)--Songs of the birdcatcher's daughter (Papyrus Harris 500)
Call Number
*OBR 76-1870
ISBN
068413781X
LCCN
73019274
OCLC
  • 814584
  • NYPG764485035-B
Author
Foster, John L. Compiler
Title
Love songs of the New Kingdom. Translated from the ancient Egyptian by John L. Foster. Illustrated with hieroglyphs drawn by the translator and with paintings from Egyptian tombs by Nina M. Davies.
Imprint
New York, Scribner [1974]
Research Call Number
*OBR 76-1870
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