Texts From The Pyramid Age

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Texts from the Pyramid Age

Texts from the Pyramid Age
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Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Total Pages : 562
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ISBN-10 : 9781589831384
ISBN-13 : 1589831381
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Book Synopsis Texts from the Pyramid Age by : Nigel Strudwick

Download or read book Texts from the Pyramid Age written by Nigel Strudwick and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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