Texts from the Pyramid Age (Society of Biblical Literature / WRITINGS FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD, Band 16) - Softcover

Strudwick, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589831381 ISBN 13: 9781589831384

Verlag: Society of Biblical Literature, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Ancient Egypt is well known for its towering monuments and magnificent statuary, but other aspects of its civilization are less well known, especially its written texts. Now Texts from the Pyramid Age provides ready access to new translations of a representative selection of texts ranging from the historically significant to the repetitive formulae of the tomb inscriptions from Old Kingdom Egypt (ca. 2700–2170 B.C.). These royal and private inscriptions, coming from both the secular and religious milieus and from all kinds of physical contexts, not only shed light on the administration, foreign expeditions, and funerary beliefs of the period but also bring to life the Egyptians themselves, revealing how they saw the world and how they wanted the world to see them. Strudwick’s helpful introduction to the history and literature of this seminal period provides important background for reading and understanding these historical texts. Like other volumes in the SBL’s Writings from the Ancient World series, this work will soon become a standard with students and scholars alike.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Society of Biblical Literature
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1589831381
• ISBN 13: 9781589831384
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 564
• Herausgeber: Leprohon Ronald J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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