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Voices from Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Middle Kingdom Writings
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by R. B. Parkinson
Sales Rank: 1056512
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 160 pages
Published by: British Museum Press March 1, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0714109614
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0714109619
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Description
Voices from Ancient Egypt is an anthology presenting translations of sixty documents from a golden age of ancient Egyptian culture (c. 2081-1600 BC). The documents illustrate all aspects of life and the place of literacy in an early civilisation. The 'voices' range from the high formal literature of religious rituals and royal monuments to the hurried requests of the bureaucrats and the jokes of harrassed workmen. They tell a tale not ony of the intellectual beliefs of the elite, but of family feuds, love and murder, as well as the pastoral dreams of a society trying to attain its vision of absolute order in a chaotic universe.
This volume is a reissue of the valuable introduction to ancient Egyptian literature, first published in 1991.
Table of Contents
Introduction; The Intellectual Setting of Cosmos and State; The King; The Life of the Land; Religious Life; The Other Life; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Voices from Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Middle Kingdom Writings (Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture) (Paperback)
I really enjoyed reading this selection of ancient Egyptian writings from the Middle Kingdom. Parkinson did an excellent job in editing and writing those opening introductions to each section. I really loved the one on the Maat and the king, though all of them were equally interesting. It's great to read ancient Egyptian writings. It really gives you a feel for what these people thought was important. Lots of small tidbits you would never have thought exixted. An excellent book for all to read, a must for the Egyptologist!
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