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Title: The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions and Poetry by William Kelley Simpson, Raymond O. Faulkner ISBN: 0300017111 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Reference
Comment: This is a great book to add to your Egyptian Literature library. It contains many narratives, stories, lamentations, and poetry which can also be found in the three volume set by Miriam Lichtheim. Although many 'stories' are fragmentary - it is not THAT excessive. The editors have provided footnotes and commentaries on the missing parts of the stories, which attempt to explain the missing parts. Each 'story' starts with a commentary, and is followed by the text. Some pieces include: "Shipwrecked Sailor", "Story of Sinuhe", "Tale of the Doomed Prince", "Contendings of Horus and Seth", "Truth and Falsehood", "Teaching for Merikare", "Maxims of Ptahhotpe", "The Man Who Was Tired of Life", "Instruction of Amenemope", "Hymn to the Aten", "Instruction of a Man for His Son".
Rating: 3
Summary: Collection from Old, Middle and New Kingdoms.
Comment: I should say that the edition that I bought only last year, the new edition, is from 1973 and may not be exactly like the revised edition. My interest in these writings arose from an understanding that they had a not intangible effect on Biblical literature. But although I feel bad giving this book only 3 stars I should explain that there are reasons for this. First is that many of the stories, etc. are fragmentary or missing the entire beginning, end or both. If they were all complete it would get at least 4. The other reason is the often obscure quality of the readings, which is purely a function of our not getting enough exposure to books like this. Mostly if the story was complete, it was very enjoyable, but if broken up and missing parts, it seemed useless to the general reader. So I cannot say that the low rating is due in any way to the fault of the editors or translators. Other than that it was a charming array of tales and advice that is every bit as good as Biblical literature.
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Title: Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings: Vol. 1, The Old and Middle Kingdoms by Miriam Lichtheim ISBN: 0520028996 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 1975 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (Oxford Illustrated Histories) by Ian Shaw ISBN: 0198150342 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Search for God in Ancient Egypt by Jan Assmann, David Lorton ISBN: 0801487293 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Religion in Ancient Egypt: Gods, Myths, and Personal Practice by Byron E. Shafer, John R. Baines, David Silverman ISBN: 0801497868 Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: 1991 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Cultural Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Cultural Altas Series) by John Baines, Jaromir Malek ISBN: 0816040362 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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