Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume III: The Late Period, Band 3Miriam Lichtheim University of California Press, 03.04.2006 - 253 Seiten 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. |
Inhalt
The Uses of the Past | 3 |
Biographical Inscriptions | 13 |
Ptolemaic Period 32330 | 54 |
Royal Inscriptions | 66 |
Two Pseudepigrapha | 90 |
Hymns and Lamentations | 104 |
The Stories of Setne Kham was | 125 |
Prince Pedikhons and Queen Serpot | 151 |
The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq | 159 |
The Instruction of Papyrus Insinger | 184 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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