The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah: Grand Strategy in the 13th Century BC

by Colleen Manassa and Colleen Manassa Darnell

The Great Karnak Inscription of Merneptah's 5th regnal year, the longest surviving continuous monumental text from Egypt, describes the combined Libyan and Sea People invasion of Egypt c.1208 BCE. This new study, the first complete commentary on this long but unfortunately damaged text, begins with a translation of the text, accompanied by detailed notes. The study considers specific military aspects of the inscription alongside its religious background...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097400250X
• ISBN13: 9780974002507
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Yale Egyptology
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"