Ancient Egyptian Literature A Book of Readings:-3 Vol. Set

includes index and biblioraphy

Literary genres and literary styles .....3 Part one: The old kingdom I. Monumental inscriptions from private tombs ......15 I. Monumental inscriptions from private tonbs ......15 Inscriptions of princess ni-sedjer-kai ......15 Inscription of hetep-her-akhet .....16 Inscription of nefer-seshem-re called sheshi ....17 The autobigrphy of weni .......18 The autobiography of harkhuf ......23 II. A royal decree ....28 Charter of king pepi I for the chapel of his mother ......28 III. From the pyramid texts ......29 Unass pyramid texts: Utterances 217,239,245,253,263,270,173-274,304,309,317 .......30 Teti pyramid texts: Utterances 337,350,373,402,403,406,407 .....40 Pepi I pyramid texts: Utterances 432,440,442,446,454,486,517,573 .....44 IV. A theological treatise .....51 The memphite theology ......51 V. Diadactic literature .....58 The instruction of prince hardjedef .....58 The instruction addressed to Kagemni .....59 The instruction of ptahhotep ....61 Part Two: The transition to the middle kingdom I. Monumental inscriptions from private tombs ......83 Stels of count indi of this .....84 The first part of the autobiography of ankhtifi .....85 Stela of the butler merer of edfu .....87 Stela of the treasurer Iti of imvotru ....88 Stela of the steward seneni of coptus ....89 Stela of the soldier qedes from gebeletin .....90 Stela of the treasurer tjetji ......90 II. The prayers of a theban king .....94 A stela of king wahnankh intef II ....94 III. The testament of a heracleopolitan king ....97 The instruction addressed to king merikare ......97 Part three: The middle kingdom I. Monumental inscriptions .....113 Rock stela of mentuhotep IV .....113 Building inscription of sesostris I .....115 Boundary stela of sesostris III ......118 Stela of intefson of sent .....120 Stela of ikhernofret ....123 Stela of sehetep-ib-re ....125 Stela of horemkhauf ....129 II. A spell from the coffin texts .....131 Ct 1130 and 1031 ....131 III. Didactic literature ....134 The instruction of king amenemhet I for his son Sesostris I .....135 The prophecies of neferti ....135 The complaints of khakheperre-sonb .....139 The admonitions of Ipuwer ....149 The dispute between a man and his ba ....163 The eloquent peasant ....169 The satire of the trades .....184 IV. Songs and hymns .....193 Three harpers songs .....193 A cycle of hymns to king sesostris III .....108 A hymn to the red crown .....201 A hymn to osiris and a hymn to min .....202 The hymn to hapy ....204 V. Prose Tales ......211 The tale of the shipwrecked sailor .....211 Three tales of wonder ......215 The story of sinuhe .....222 Indexes ....237 I. Divinities .....239 II. Kings and queens .....240 III. Personal names .....241 IV. Geographical and ethnical termas .....242 V. Egyptian words ......243 VI. Some major concepts ....245

V3. The Late Period.-- V1. The Old and Middle Kingdoms.-- V2. The New Kingdom.