Selections include poetry from pyramid texts, morning hymns, instructions in wisdom, meditations, exhortations to schoolboys, love songs, poems to the king, and more. Also included are an outline of Egyptian history, an introduction to Egyptian literature, and extensive footnotes and commentary on the material presented.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good reference - but a bit dated,
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This review is from: Ancient Egyptian Poetry and Prose (Paperback)
This book contains hymns, narratives, instructions, poems, love songs, etc from different periods of ancient Egypt. This book also contains many stories that can be found in Miriam Lichtheim three volume series on Egyptian literature. Each story is proceeded by a brief commentary, and is followed by the text. The only problem with the book is that it is based on research from the 1920's - and some stories show their age. If one wants a more recent work, the "Literature of Ancient Egypt" by Simpson, Faulkner, Wente is a good choice. This book was also previously titled "The Ancient Egyptians: A Sourcebook of their Writings".
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD AT ITS MOMENT,
By Robert (Buenos Aires, Capital Federal Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ancient Egyptian Poetry and Prose (Paperback)
Although having been written by one of the most distinguished German Egyptologists of the turn of the last century, this very complete book unfortunately is much outdated and superseded by much better and accurate translations, such as those of M. Lichtheim and W.K. Simpson et alii, to which the interested reader should look for. Certainly, it is not recommended for newcomers. Still useful for the learned ones.
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