Details

Subject(s)

• Egyptian literature—Translations into English [Browse]

Related name

• Blackman, Aylward M. (Aylward Manley), 1883-1956 [Browse]

Series

• Routledge revivals. [More in this series]
• Routledge Revivals

Summary note

Originally published in 1927, this text contains a translation of Adolf Erman's work into English. Erman's original intention was to bring the songs, stories and poems that have survived from ancient Egypt to the masses of the modern world. The literature of the Egyptian world provides a real insight into the day-to-day life of one of the oldest societies known to man and this translation ensures that these insights are afforded to an English audience. This title will be of interest to students of History, Classics and Literature.

Notes

First published in 1927 by Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 15, 2016).

Contents

• Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE; AUTHOR'S PREFACE; OUTLINE OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY; BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION-; 1. The Development of the Literature; 2. The Learned Scribes; 3. Singers and Story-Tellers; 4. The Forms of the Poetry; 5. Writing and Books; 6 . Our Understanding of Egyptian Texts; I. FROM THE OLDEST POETRY; 1. FROM THE PYRAMID TEXTS-
• (a) The deceased's journey to the sky (b)-(e) The same ; (f) The deceased conquers the sky ; (g) The deceased devours the gods
• (h) To a constellation, which is to announce the arrival of the deceased in the sky (i) The deceased comes as messenger to Osiris
• (k) The goddesses suckle the deceased (l) The fate of the enemies of the deceased ; (m) Joy over the inundation ; 2. TO THE CROWNS-
• (a) To the crown of Lower Egypt (b) To the crown of Upper Egypt ; (c) The same ; 3. MORNING HYMNS-; (a) To the sun-god ; (b) To the royal serpent ; II. FROM THE OLDER PERIOD
• A. NARRATIVES-

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ISBN

• 1-315-63968-8
• 1-317-27477-6
• 1-317-27476-8

OCLC

958107417

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315639680

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