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(More customer reviews)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".
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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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