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Table of Contents
Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations and Symbols
Foreword by Antonio Loprieno

Introduction
Literary Genres and Literary Styles

Part One. The Old Kingdom

1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs
Inscriptions of Princess Ni-sedjer-kai
Inscription of Hetep-her-akhet
Inscription of Nefer-seshem-re called Sheshi
Stela of Ni-hebsed-Pepi from Naqada
The Autobiography of Weni
The Autobiography of Harkhuf

2. A Royal Decree
Charter of King Pepi I for the Chapel of his mother

3. From the Pyramid Texts
Unas Pyramid Texts: Utterances
Teti Pyramid Texts: Utterances
Pepi I Pyramid Texts: Utterances

4. A Theological Treatise
“The Memphite Theology”

5. Didactic Literature
The Instruction of Prince Hardjedef
The Instruction Addressed to Kagemni
The Instruction of Ptahhotep

Part Two. The Transition to the Middle Kingdom

1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs
Stela of Count Indi of This
The First Part of the Autobiography of Ankhtifi
Stela of the Butler Merer of Edfu
Stela of the Treasurer Iti of Imyotru
Stela of the Steward Seneni of Coptus
Stela of the Soldier Qedes from Gebelein
Stela of the Treasurer Tjetji

2. The Prayers of a Theban King
A Stela of King Wahankh Intef II

3. The Testament of a Heracleopolitan King
The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare

Part Three: The Middle Kingdom

1. Monumental Inscriptions
Rock Stela of Mentuhotep I
Building Inscription of Sesostris I
Boundary Stela of Sesostris III
Stela of Intef Son of Sent
Stela of Ikhernofret
Stela of Sehetep-ib-re
Stela of Horemkhauf

2. A Spell from the Coffin Texts
CT 1130 and 1031

3. Didactic Literature
The Instruction of King Amenemhet I for His Son Sesostris I
The Prophecies of Neferti
The Complaints of Khakheperre-sonb
The Admonitions of Ipuwer
The Dispute between a Man and His Ba
The Eloquent Peasant
The Satire of the Trades

4. Songs and Hymns
Three Harpers’ Songs
A Cycle of Hymns to King Sesostris III
A Hymn to the Red Crown
A Hymn to Osiris and a Hymn to Min
The Hymn to Hapy

5. Prose Tales
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
Three Tales of Wonder
The Story of Sinuhe

Volume II: The New Kingdom

Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations and Symbols
Foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert
Introduction
Continuity and Change

Part One: Monumental Inscriptions

1. Inscriptions from Private Tombs
The Autobiography of Ahmose Son of Abana
The Prayers of Paheri
The Installation of the Vizier Rekhmire

2. Inscriptions from Royal Monuments
Obelisk Inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut
From the Annals of Thutmose III
The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III
The Great Sphinx Stela of Amenhotep II at Giza
Stela of Amenhotep III
The Later Boundary Stelae of Amenhotep IV Akhenaten
Dedication Inscriptions of Seti I
The Kadesh Battle Inscriptions of Ramses II
The Poetical Stela of Merneptah (Israel Stela)

Part Two: Hymns, Prayers, and a Harper’s Song

The Great Hymn to Osiris

Two Hymns to the Sun-God

Hymns and Prayers from El-Amarna
The Short Hymn to the Aten
Two Hymns and a Prayer in the Tomb of Ay
The Great Hymn to the Aten

A Prayer and a Hymn of General Haremhab

Three Penitential Hymns from Deir el-Medina
Votive Stela of Nebre with Hymn to Amen-Re
Votive Stela of Neferabu with Hymn to Mertseger
Votive Stela of Neferabu with Hymn to Ptah

Prayers Used as School Texts
Praise of Amen-Re
Prayer to Amun
Prayer to Amun
Prayer to Thoth
Prayer to Thoth

A Harper’s Song from the Tomb of Neferhotep

Part Three: From the Book of the Dead

Part Four: Instructions
The Instruction of Any
The Instruction of Amenemope

Part Five: Be a Scribe
Papyrus Lansing: A Schoolbook
The Immortality of Writers

Part Six: Love Poems
From Papyrus Chester Beatty I
From Papyrus Harris
From the Cairo Vase 1266 + 25218

Part Seven: Tales
The Destruction of Mankind
The Doomed Prince
The Two Brothers
Truth and Falsehood
Horus and Seth
The Report of Wenamun

Volume III: The Late Period

Preface
Chronology
Abbreviations and Symbols
Foreword by Joseph G. Manning
Introduction
The Uses of the Past

Part One: Texts in the Classical Language

1. Biographical Inscriptions
Statue Inscription of Djedkhonsefankh
Statue Inscription of Nebneteru
Statue Inscription of Harwa
Two Statue Inscriptions of Montemhet
Cairo Museum 42237
Berlin Museum 17271
Statue Inscription of Peftuaneith
Statue Inscription of Udjahorresne
Stela of Somtutefnakht
Four Inscriptions in the Tomb of Petosiris
The Long Biographical Inscription of Petosiris
Two Speeches of Sishu Father of Petosiris
Speech of Thothrekh Son of Petosiris
Sarcophagus-lid Inscription of Wennofer
Stela of Isenkhebe
Stela of Taimhotep

2. Royal Inscriptions
The Victory Stela of King Piye
A Victory Stela of King Psamtik II
The Naucratis Stela of King Nectanebo I

3. Two Pseudepigrapha
The Bentresh Stela
The Famine Stela

4. Hymns and Lamentations
A Hymn to Imhotep at Karnak
Hymns to Hathor in the Temple of Dendera
Two Hymns to Khnum in the Temple of Esna
A Morning Hymn to Khnum
The Great Hymn to Khnum
The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys

Part Two: Demotic Literature
The Stories of Setne Khamwas
Setne Khamwas and Naneferkaptah (Setne I)
Setne Khamwas and Si-Osire (Setne II)
Prince Pedikhons and Queen Serpot
The Lion in Search of Man
The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq
The Instruction of Papyrus Insinger

Index
I. Divinities
II. Kings and Queens
III. Personal Names
IV. Geographical and Ethnical Terms
V. Egyptian Words
VI. Some Major Concepts

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 07/05/2019
      ISBN13: 9780520305847, 978-0520305847
      ISBN10: 0520305841
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms
      Preface
      Chronology
      Abbreviations and Symbols
      Foreword by Antonio Loprieno

      Introduction
      Literary Genres and Literary Styles

      Part One. The Old Kingdom

      1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs
      Inscriptions of Princess Ni-sedjer-kai
      Inscription of Hetep-her-akhet
      Inscription of Nefer-seshem-re called Sheshi
      Stela of Ni-hebsed-Pepi from Naqada
      The Autobiography of Weni
      The Autobiography of Harkhuf

      2. A Royal Decree
      Charter of King Pepi I for the Chapel of his mother

      3. From the Pyramid Texts
      Unas Pyramid Texts: Utterances
      Teti Pyramid Texts: Utterances
      Pepi I Pyramid Texts: Utterances

      4. A Theological Treatise
      “The Memphite Theology”

      5. Didactic Literature
      The Instruction of Prince Hardjedef
      The Instruction Addressed to Kagemni
      The Instruction of Ptahhotep

      Part Two. The Transition to the Middle Kingdom

      1. Monumental Inscriptions from Private Tombs
      Stela of Count Indi of This
      The First Part of the Autobiography of Ankhtifi
      Stela of the Butler Merer of Edfu
      Stela of the Treasurer Iti of Imyotru
      Stela of the Steward Seneni of Coptus
      Stela of the Soldier Qedes from Gebelein
      Stela of the Treasurer Tjetji

      2. The Prayers of a Theban King
      A Stela of King Wahankh Intef II

      3. The Testament of a Heracleopolitan King
      The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare

      Part Three: The Middle Kingdom

      1. Monumental Inscriptions
      Rock Stela of Mentuhotep I
      Building Inscription of Sesostris I
      Boundary Stela of Sesostris III
      Stela of Intef Son of Sent
      Stela of Ikhernofret
      Stela of Sehetep-ib-re
      Stela of Horemkhauf

      2. A Spell from the Coffin Texts
      CT 1130 and 1031

      3. Didactic Literature
      The Instruction of King Amenemhet I for His Son Sesostris I
      The Prophecies of Neferti
      The Complaints of Khakheperre-sonb
      The Admonitions of Ipuwer
      The Dispute between a Man and His Ba
      The Eloquent Peasant
      The Satire of the Trades

      4. Songs and Hymns
      Three Harpers’ Songs
      A Cycle of Hymns to King Sesostris III
      A Hymn to the Red Crown
      A Hymn to Osiris and a Hymn to Min
      The Hymn to Hapy

      5. Prose Tales
      The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
      Three Tales of Wonder
      The Story of Sinuhe

      Volume II: The New Kingdom

      Preface
      Chronology
      Abbreviations and Symbols
      Foreword by Hans-W. Fischer-Elfert
      Introduction
      Continuity and Change

      Part One: Monumental Inscriptions

      1. Inscriptions from Private Tombs
      The Autobiography of Ahmose Son of Abana
      The Prayers of Paheri
      The Installation of the Vizier Rekhmire

      2. Inscriptions from Royal Monuments
      Obelisk Inscriptions of Queen Hatshepsut
      From the Annals of Thutmose III
      The Poetical Stela of Thutmose III
      The Great Sphinx Stela of Amenhotep II at Giza
      Stela of Amenhotep III
      The Later Boundary Stelae of Amenhotep IV Akhenaten
      Dedication Inscriptions of Seti I
      The Kadesh Battle Inscriptions of Ramses II
      The Poetical Stela of Merneptah (Israel Stela)

      Part Two: Hymns, Prayers, and a Harper’s Song

      The Great Hymn to Osiris

      Two Hymns to the Sun-God

      Hymns and Prayers from El-Amarna
      The Short Hymn to the Aten
      Two Hymns and a Prayer in the Tomb of Ay
      The Great Hymn to the Aten

      A Prayer and a Hymn of General Haremhab

      Three Penitential Hymns from Deir el-Medina
      Votive Stela of Nebre with Hymn to Amen-Re
      Votive Stela of Neferabu with Hymn to Mertseger
      Votive Stela of Neferabu with Hymn to Ptah

      Prayers Used as School Texts
      Praise of Amen-Re
      Prayer to Amun
      Prayer to Amun
      Prayer to Thoth
      Prayer to Thoth

      A Harper’s Song from the Tomb of Neferhotep

      Part Three: From the Book of the Dead

      Part Four: Instructions
      The Instruction of Any
      The Instruction of Amenemope

      Part Five: Be a Scribe
      Papyrus Lansing: A Schoolbook
      The Immortality of Writers

      Part Six: Love Poems
      From Papyrus Chester Beatty I
      From Papyrus Harris
      From the Cairo Vase 1266 + 25218

      Part Seven: Tales
      The Destruction of Mankind
      The Doomed Prince
      The Two Brothers
      Truth and Falsehood
      Horus and Seth
      The Report of Wenamun

      Volume III: The Late Period

      Preface
      Chronology
      Abbreviations and Symbols
      Foreword by Joseph G. Manning
      Introduction
      The Uses of the Past

      Part One: Texts in the Classical Language

      1. Biographical Inscriptions
      Statue Inscription of Djedkhonsefankh
      Statue Inscription of Nebneteru
      Statue Inscription of Harwa
      Two Statue Inscriptions of Montemhet
      Cairo Museum 42237
      Berlin Museum 17271
      Statue Inscription of Peftuaneith
      Statue Inscription of Udjahorresne
      Stela of Somtutefnakht
      Four Inscriptions in the Tomb of Petosiris
      The Long Biographical Inscription of Petosiris
      Two Speeches of Sishu Father of Petosiris
      Speech of Thothrekh Son of Petosiris
      Sarcophagus-lid Inscription of Wennofer
      Stela of Isenkhebe
      Stela of Taimhotep

      2. Royal Inscriptions
      The Victory Stela of King Piye
      A Victory Stela of King Psamtik II
      The Naucratis Stela of King Nectanebo I

      3. Two Pseudepigrapha
      The Bentresh Stela
      The Famine Stela

      4. Hymns and Lamentations
      A Hymn to Imhotep at Karnak
      Hymns to Hathor in the Temple of Dendera
      Two Hymns to Khnum in the Temple of Esna
      A Morning Hymn to Khnum
      The Great Hymn to Khnum
      The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys

      Part Two: Demotic Literature
      The Stories of Setne Khamwas
      Setne Khamwas and Naneferkaptah (Setne I)
      Setne Khamwas and Si-Osire (Setne II)
      Prince Pedikhons and Queen Serpot
      The Lion in Search of Man
      The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq
      The Instruction of Papyrus Insinger

      Index
      I. Divinities
      II. Kings and Queens
      III. Personal Names
      IV. Geographical and Ethnical Terms
      V. Egyptian Words
      VI. Some Major Concepts

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