Ancient Egyptian Literature: An Anthology

299 Pages·2001·1.6 MB·English

by  John L. Foster

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73 A N C I E N T
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Egyptian Literature
An Anthology
T R A N S L A T E D B Y J O H N L . F O S T E R
U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S P R E S S

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RE Thisbookhasbeensupportedbyanendowmentdedicatedtoclassicsandthean-
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e PrayertotheKingtoRiseUp;HymntotheKingasaPrimordialGod;Hymn
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firstappearedinHymns,Prayers,andSongs:AnAnthologyofAncientEgyptianLyric
Poetry(SBLWritingsfromtheAncientWorld)Atlanta:ScholarsPress,.
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Harper’sSongfromtheTombofKingIntef

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CONTENTS
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 ‘‘Iloveyouthroughthedaytimes’’
 ‘‘Myloveisoneandonly’’
 ‘‘Love,howI’dlovetoslipdowntothepond’’
 ‘‘Loveofyouismixeddeepinmyvitals’’
 ‘‘IthinkI’llgohomeandlieverystill’’
 SongsoftheBirdcatcher’sDaughter
 TheInstructionforLittlePepionHisWaytoSchool
 LongingforMemphis
 ‘‘Oh,I’mbounddownstreamontheMemphisFerry’’
 RebukeAddressedtoaDissipatedScribe
 Menna’sLament
 TheDebatebetweenaManTiredofLifeandHisSoul
 TheResurrectionofKingUnis
 PrayertotheKingtoRiseUp
 HymntotheKingasaPrimordialGod
 HymntotheKingasaFlashofLightning
 PrayeroftheKingasaStarFadingintheDawn
 TheProphecyofNeferty
 TheTestamentofAmenemhat

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