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The literature of ancient Egypt; an anthology of stories, instructions, and poetry.
- Title
- The literature of ancient Egypt; an anthology of stories, instructions, and poetry. Edited with an introd. by William Kelly Simpson. With translations by R.O. Faulkner, Edward F. Wente, Jr. [and] William Kelly Simpson.
- Author
- Simpson, William Kelly.
- Publication
- New Haven, Yale University Press, 1972.
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Details
- Description
- vi, 328 pages illustrations; 21 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Literature
- Literary collections
- Translations
- Literature.
- Littérature.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 327-328.
- Contents
- pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 ; he blinding of Truth by Falsehood ; Astarte and the insatiable sea ; A ghost story ; The report of Wenamon -- pt. 3. Instructions, lamentations, and dialogues: The maxims of Ptahhotpe ; The teaching for the Vizier Kagemni ; The teaching for Merikare ; The teaching for King Ammenemes I to his son Sesostris ; The loyalist instruction from the Sehetepibre Stela ; The man who was tired of life ; The admonitions of an Egyptian sage ; The lamentations of Khakheperre-sonbe ; The prophecies of Neferti ; The instruction of Amenemope -- pt. 4. Songs, poetry, and hymns: Poetry from the oldest religious literature ; Cycle of songs in honor of Sesostris III ; The victorious king ; The hymn to the Aten ; The love songs and the song of the harper.
- ISBN
- 0300014821
- 9780300014822
- 0300017111
- 9780300017113
- LCCN
- 75151589
- OCLC
- ocm00281856
- 281856
- SCSB-116213
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library