Writings From Ancient Egypt by Wilkinson, Toby -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Contents About the Author Dedication Map of Ancient Egypt Note on the Translations Timeline Introduction Epigraph Part One: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INSCRIPTIONS

1: Harkhuf 2: Ikhernofret 3: Ahmose, Son of Abana 4: Bak 5: Montuemhat 6: Wedjahorresnet 7: Padiusir

Part Two: BATTLE NARRATIVES

1: Kamose Stela 2: The Battle of Megiddo 3: Piankhi Stela

Part Three: HYMNS

1: The Cannibal Hymn 2: Hymns to Ra and Hathor 3: Cycle of Hymns to Senusret III 4: The Great Hymn to the Orb

Part Four: LAMENTATIONS

1: The Words of Khakheperraseneb 2: The Dialogue of a Man and His Soul

Part Five: LEGAL TEXTS

1: The Edict of Horemheb (extracts) 2: The Will of Naunakht

Part Six: LETTERS

1: Selections from the Heqanakht Letters 2: Late Ramesside Letters

Part Seven: MORTUARY TEXTS

1: From the Pyramid Texts: The King Becomes a Star 2: From the Coffin Texts 3: From the Book of the Dead

Part Eight: ROYAL INSCRIPTIONS

1: Quarrying Inscriptions of Mentuhotep IV 2: Semna Inscription of Senusret III 3: Tempest Stela of Ahmose 4: Obelisk Inscription of Hatshepsut 5: Marriage Scarab of Amenhotep III 6: Boundary Stela of Akhenaten 7: Restoration Decree of Tutankhamun 8: Adoption Stela of Nitiqret

Part Nine: SONGS

1: Harpist’s Song from the Tomb of King Intef 2: Harpist’s Song from the Tomb of Neferhotep

Part Ten: TALES

1: Tales of Wonder 2: The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

Part Eleven: TEACHINGS

1: The Teaching of Ptahhotep 2: The Teaching of King Amenemhat I for His Son 3: The Loyalist Teaching 4: Be a Writer 5: The Teaching of Khety (‘The Satire of the Trades’) 6: The Teaching of Ani

Gazetteer of Places Glossary of Deities Bibliography Acknowledgements Follow Penguin Copyright Page

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