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Available
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Collection
Publication
Yale University Press (2003), Edition: 3rd Revised & enlarged, 598 pages
Description
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. Praise for the earlier editions: "An elegant, easily readable, and most serviceable volume."-K. A. Kitchen, Journal of Near Eastern Studies "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, Cultura
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1972
Physical description
624 p.; 9.34 x 1.52 inches
ISBN
0300099207 / 9780300099201
Local notes
MJW
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