The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry

The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry

<DIV>The latest edition of this highly praised anthology of ancient Egyptian literature offers fresh translations of all the texts as well as some twenty-five new entries, including writings from the late literature of the Demotic period at the end of classical Egyptian history. The book also includes an extensive bibliography.<BR><BR><I>Praise for the earlier editions:</I><BR><BR>“An elegant, easily readable, and most serviceable volume.”―K. A. Kitchen, <I>Journal of Near Eastern Studies</I><BR><BR>“A reliable rendering of the Egyptian text that can be useful to students of Egyptology and provide the layman with delightful reading material.”―Mordechai Gilula, <I>Cultura</I></DIV>