Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
New York : Harper & Row, 1966.
Description
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.
Language
Original language
German
Original publication date
1923
Physical description
lxxii, 318 p.; 21 cm
Local notes
MJW
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