| Narrative Literature from the Tebtunis Temple Library: Volume 10 Contributor(s): Ryholt, Kim (Author) |
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ISBN: 8763507803 ISBN-13: 9788763507806 Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press OUR PRICE: $58.41 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2013 Annotation: The book presents ten narrative texts written in the demotic script and preserved in papyri from the Tebtunis temple library (1st/2nd century AD). Eight of the texts are historical narratives which focus on the first millennium BC. Four concern prince Inaros, who rebelled against the Assyrian domination of Egypt in the 7th century, and his clan. One is about Inaros himself, while the other three take place after his death. Two other narratives mention Necho I and II of the Saite Period. The story about Necho II is particularly noteworthy, since it refers to the king as Nechepsos and for the first time provides us with the identity behind this name. Nechepsos is well attested as a sage king in Greek literary tradition, above all in relation to astrology. Of the two final historical narratives, one belongs to the cycle of stories about the Heliopolitan priesthood and the other concerns the Persian occupation of Egypt in the 5th or 4th century. The volume further includes a prophecy that |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Ancient - Egypt - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 091 |
| Series: Museum Tusculanum Press - The Carlsberg Papyri |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.5" W x 11.8" (2.85 lbs) 273 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Centuries before the Library of Alexandria, ancient Egypt was home to numerous temple libraries, but only a single large-scale one has survived: the Tebtunis Temple library. Abandoned around 200 CE--but rediscovered by archaeologists in 1900--the library's contents include an array of scientific, religious, and narrative literature from the first centuries of the Common Era. This collection offers some of the narrative literature found there, translated into English-- much for the first time. This book contains ten narratives in total--from stories of Prince Inaros to a new version of the mythological "The Contendings of Horus and Seth." |
Contributor Bio(s): Ryholt, Kim: - Kim Ryholt is professor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen. |