| Description |
1 online resource (x, 471 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Writings from the ancient world ; no. 23
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Writings from the ancient world ; no. 23.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-423) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Incantations, Egyptian -- Translations into English.
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Incantations, Egyptian. |
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Future life.
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Future life. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Translations.
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| Added Author |
Allen, James P., 1945-
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Der Manuelian, Peter.
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| Added Title |
Pyramid texts. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85200535 English.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ancient Egyptian pyramid texts. Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, 2005 1589831829 (DLC) 2005016574 (OCoLC)60697062 |
| ISBN |
1589833120 |
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9781589833128 |
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1429411066 (electronic book) |
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9781429411066 (electronic book) |
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1589831829 |
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9781589831827 |
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1589831829 (alkaline paper) |
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9781589831827 (alkaline paper) |
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