β Scribed by Graham Warren
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First published in 1973 - and followed by Volume II in 1976 and Volume III in 1980 - this anthology has assumed classic status in the field of Egyptology and portrays the remarkable evolution of the literary forms of one of the world's earliest civilizations. Volume I outlines the early and gradual evolution of Egyptian literary genres, including biographical and historical inscriptions carved on stone, the various classes of literary works written with pen on papyrus, and the mortuary literature that focuses on life after death. Introduced with a new foreword by Antonio Loprieno.>;Cover; Contents; Chronological Table; Abbreviations and Symbols; Foreword by Antonio Loprieno; Introduction; Literary Genres and Literary Styles; PART ONE: The Old Kingdom; I. 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; II. A Royal Decree; Charter of King Pepi I for the Chapel of his mother; III. From the Pyramid Texts
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