Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II: The New Kingdom

Published by University of California Press 2006

Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume II

The New Kingdom

Edited by: Miriam Lichtheim

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520933064

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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.

Author / Editor information

Lichtheim Miriam :

For thirty years Miriam Lichtheim was Near East Bibliographer and Lecturer at University of California, Los Angeles. She retired in 1974 to devote herself to Egyptological research and later moved to Jerusalem where she taught at Hebrew University. She died in 2004. Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert is Professor of Egyptology at the Aegyptologisches Institut of the University of Leipzig.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Brief Chronology of the New Kingdom Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Abbreviations and Symbols Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword to the 2006Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART ONE: Monumental Inscriptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
PART TWO: Hymns, Prayers, and a Harper $ Sung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
PART THREE: From the Book of the Dead Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
PART FOUR: Instructions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
PART FIVE: Be a Scribe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
PART six: Love Poems Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
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