This volume offers a wide range of poetry from ancient Egypt covering the 3,000-year period between the beginnings of the country's recorded history up through Roman times. Presented in phonetic ancient Egyptian as well as English translation, the wealth of works includes hymns to the gods, praises of the pharaoh, songs of the common people and a full presentation of the charming love-lyrics which are among the greatest delights of ancient Egyptian literature. The author is a professor emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Liverpool (UK).
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INTERESTING, YET LACKING PHOTOGRAPHS,
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This review is from: Poetry of Ancient Egypt (Documenta Mundi Aegyptiaca 1) (Hardcover)
This book, presented in phonetic Ancient Egyptian and its English translation, covers select poetry from the First Dynasty down into Graeco-Roman times. The examples given include praises of the pharaohs, love lyrics and hymn to the gods. Included are very useful endnotes. The book is an interesting concept and the only criticism that can be made is that it has no illustrations of the texts mentioned. All in all, it is recommended for the interested in literature of Ancient Egypt.
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