ANCIENT EGYPTIAN READINGS

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN READINGS
Author :
Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 252
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781329656499
ISBN-13 : 1329656490
Rating : 4/5 (490 Downloads)

Book Synopsis ANCIENT EGYPTIAN READINGS by : Wim van den Dungen

Download or read book ANCIENT EGYPTIAN READINGS written by Wim van den Dungen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-01-04 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English translation of selected Ancient Egyptian texts, bringing to life the sapiential, magical, ceremonial and theological traditions at work in the 'House of Life' of Pharaonic Egypt. Included are: Instruction to Hordedef, Instruction to Kagemni, Pyramid Texts (of Unas), Instruction to Merikare, To Become Magic, Discourse of a Man with his Ba, Instruction to Amenemhat, The Great Praise of the Aten, The Book of the Cow of Heaven, Hymns to Amun, The Shabaka Stone, Instruction to Amen-em-apt, The Adoration of Re. These readings span a period of thirteen centuries, covering all important stages of Ancient Egyptian literature. Translated from Egyptian originals and ordered chronologically, these texts were considered by the Ancient Egyptians as part of the core of their vast literature.


ANCIENT EGYPTIAN READINGS Related Books

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN READINGS
Language: en
Pages: 252
Authors: Wim van den Dungen
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-04 - Publisher: Lulu.com

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

English translation of selected Ancient Egyptian texts, bringing to life the sapiential, magical, ceremonial and theological traditions at work in the 'House of
The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts
Language: en
Pages: 484
Authors: James P. Allen
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-30 - Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and que
Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume III
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: Miriam Lichtheim
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-03-04 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"First published in 1973 - and followed by Volume II in 1976 and Volume III in 1980 - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and p
Edgar Cayce's Egypt
Language: en
Pages: 612
Authors: Edgar Cayce
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: ARE Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The information in these readings gives great insight into who the ancient people of Egypt were, how they lived, fought, ruled, and developed as one of the most
Religion in Ancient Egypt
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: John Baines
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Lectures given at a symposium held in 1987, sponsored by Fordham University.