Description
Book SynopsisThis companion volume to the third edition of the author's popular Middle Egyptian contains eight literary works from the Middle Kingdom, the golden age of Middle Egyptian literature. Included are the compositions widely regarded as the pinnacle of Egyptian literary arts, by the Egyptians themselves and by modern readers.
Trade Review'A rich resource for students to enhance their reading of eight classics of Middle Egyptian literature in the original language. It will surely become a standard in Middle Egyptian courses.' Mark Collier, University of Liverpool
'A marvellously authoritative and accessible new resource for anyone wanting to read these classics of world literature in the original language.' R. B. Parkinson, University of Oxford
'This book gives the reader access to one of the true surviving treasures of ancient Egypt: Middle Kingdom literary texts, presented in their original wording. An essential companion for students and lovers of ancient literature.' Andréas Stauder, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Text 1. The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor; Text 2. The Story of Sinuhe; Text 3. The Loyalist Instruction; Text 4. The Instructions of Kagemni's Father and Ptahhotep; Text 5. The Discourses of the Eloquent Peasant; Text 6. The Debate between a Man and his Soul; Text 7. The Herdsman's Tale; Text 8. Hymns to Senwosret III.
