The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
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| Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform; First Edition |
| ISBN 13 | 9781720882572 |
| ISBN 10 | 1720882576 |
| Author | E a Wallis Budge |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | Originally published in 1914, The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians is intended to serve as an elementary introduction to the study of Egyptian Literature. Its object is to present a short series of specimens of Egyptian compositions, which represent all the great periods of literary activity in Egypt under the Pharaohs, to all who are interested in the study of the mental development of ancient nations. It is not addressed to the Egyptological specialist, to whom, as a matter of course, its contents are well known, and therefore its pages are not loaded with elaborate notes and copious references. It represents, I believe, the first attempt made to place before the public a summary of the principal contents of Egyptian Literature in a handy and popular form. The specimens of native Egyptian Literature printed herein are taken from tombs, papyri, stelæ, and other monuments, and, with few exceptions, each specimen is complete in itself. Translations of most of the texts have appeared in learned works written by Egyptologists in English, French, German, and Italian, but some appear in English for the first time. The translations are as literal as the difference between the Egyptian and English idioms will permit, but it has been necessary to insert particles and often to invert the order of the words in the original works in order to produce a connected meaning in English. The result of this has been in many cases to break up the short abrupt sentences in which the Egyptian author delighted, and which he used frequently with dramatic effect. Extraordinarily concise phrases have been paraphrased, but the meanings given to several unknown words often represent guess-work. Contents: Thoth, the Author of Egyptian Literature. Writing Materials, Papyrus, Ink and Ink-pot, Palette, &c.The Pyramid TextsStories of Magicians who Lived under the Ancient Empire: The Book of the DeadBooks of the Dead of the Græco-Roman PeriodThe Egyptian Story of the CreationLegends of the GodsHistorical LiteratureAutobiographical LiteratureTales of Travel and AdventureFairy TalesEgyptian Hymns to the GodsMoral and Philosophical LiteratureEgyptian Poetical CompositionsMiscellaneous LiteratureEditions of Egyptian Texts, Translations, &c. |
| About the Author | Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge (27 July 1857 - 23 November 1934) was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East.He made numerous trips to Egypt and the Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920 he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum. |
| Publication Date | 10 June 2018 |
| Number of Pages | 254 pages |
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