| Texts from the Pyramid Age Contributor(s): Strudwick, Nigel (Author), Strudwick, N. C. (Author), Leprohon, R. J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004130489 ISBN-13: 9789004130487 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $267.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Ancient Egypt is well known for its towering monuments and magnificent statuary, but other aspects of its civilization are less well known, especially its written texts. Now Texts from the Pyramid Age provides ready access to new translations of a representative selection of texts ranging from the historically significant to the repetitive formulae of the tomb inscriptions from Old Kingdom Egypt (ca. 27002170 B.C.). Strudwick's helpful introduction to the history and literature of this seminal period provides important background for reading and understanding these historical texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt |
| Dewey: 932 |
| LCCN: 2005016982 |
| Series: Sbl - Writings from the Ancient World Sbl - Writings from th |
| Physical Information: 522 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ancient Egypt is well known for its towering monuments and magnificent statuary, but other aspects of its civilization are less well known, especially its written texts. Now "Texts from the Pyramid Age" provides ready access to new translations of a representative selection of texts ranging from the historically significant to the repetitive formulae of the tomb inscriptions from Old Kingdom Egypt (ca. 2700-2170 B.C.). These royal and private inscriptions, coming from both the secular and religious milieus and from all kinds of physical contexts, not only shed light on the administration, foreign expeditions, and funerary beliefs of the period but also bring to life the Egyptians themselves, revealing how they saw the world and how they wanted the world to see them. Strudwick's helpful introduction to the history and literature of this seminal period provides important background for reading and understanding these historical texts. Like other volumes in the "Writings from the Ancient World" series, this work will soon become a standard with students and scholars alike. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) |