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Egyptian Literature

Epiphanius Wilson

Psychology & SocietyEnglish
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This anthology gathers the writings of ancient Egypt in English translation: ancient tales, hymns to the gods and to the sun, litanies and invocations, and…

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Author
Epiphanius Wilson
Category
Psychology & Society
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

This anthology gathers the writings of ancient Egypt in English translation: ancient tales, hymns to the gods and to the sun, litanies and invocations, and long sections of the Book of the Dead, the spells placed in tombs to guide the dead through the dangers of the underworld, to keep their hearts and to let them 'come forth by day'. It ends with a selection of the Amarna letters, cuneiform tablets in which the kings of Babylon, Assyria and other lands wrote to the pharaohs about gifts of gold, royal marriages and alliances.

Context and significance

The volume was edited by Epiphanius Wilson in 1901 for a series of the world's great classics, using the translations of leading Egyptologists of the time. The Amarna letters, found in Egypt in 1887 and written in the Akkadian language of Mesopotamia, show the diplomacy of the ancient Near East more than three thousand years ago. For the full guide to the afterlife, read The Book of the Dead.

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