The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians: Poems, Narratives, and Manuals of Instruction from the Third and Second Millenia B.C.

by Adolf Erman

Book Overview

Originally published in 1927, this text contains a translation of Adolf Erman's work into English. Erman's original intention was to bring the songs, stories and poems that have survived from ancient Egypt to the masses of the modern world. The literature of the Egyptian world provides a real insight into the day-to-day life of one of the oldest societies known to man and this translation ensures that these insights are afforded to an English audience...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138192759
• ISBN13: 9781138192751
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"