โ Scribed by James P. Allen, Peter Der Manuelian
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The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of the universe, the role of the gods, and the fate of human beings after death. Their importance lies in their antiquity and in their endurance throughout the entire intellectual history of ancient Egypt. This volume contains the complete translation of the Pyramid Texts, including new texts recently discovered and published. It incorporates full restorations and readings indicated by post-Old Kingdom copies of the texts and is the first translation that presents the texts in the order in which they were meant to be read in each of the original sources.
Frontmatter
Series Editor's Foreword (page ix)
Introduction (page 1)
I. The Pyramid Texts of Unis (page 15)
II. The Pyramid Texts of Teti (page 65)
III. The Pyramid Texts of Pepi I (page 97)
IV. The Pyramid Texts of Merenre (page 209)
V. The Pyramid Texts of Pepi II (page 239)
VI. The Pyramid Texts of Queen Neith (page 309)
Variants (page 337)
Concordance of Text Numbers (page 375)
Bibliography (page 419)
Glossary (page 425)
Index (page 445)
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The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of t
<p><b>Completely revised and updated</b></p> <p>James P. Allen provides a translation of the oldest corpus of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the six royal pyramids of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties (ca. 2350-2150 BCE). Allen s revisions take into account recent advances in the understanding o
<span>The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structur
<p><span>Completely revised and updated</span></p><p><span>James P. Allen provides a translation of the oldest corpus of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the six royal pyramids of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties (ca. 2350-2150 BCE). Allen s revisions take into account recent advances in the under