Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
Noted Egyptologist presents rich sampling of poems, narratives and instruction manuals from third and second millennia BC. Morning hymns, meditations, love songs, hymns and prayers, stories, more. Extensive editorial commentary.
Synopsis
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.