The debate between a man and his soul : a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian literature / / by James Allen.
This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as The Man Who Was Tired of Life or The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba (or Soul ). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continua...
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| Superior document: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 44 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Culture and history of the ancient Near East ;
v. 44. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes a transliteration of the original text with English translation. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Epigraphic Analysis
- Chapter Three: Philological Analysis
- Chapter Four: Grammatical Analysis
- Chapter Five: Stylistic Analysis
- Chapter Six: Textual Analysis
- Appendix One: The Text
- Appendix Two: Versification
- Appendix Three: oGARDINER 369
- Appendix Four: Sign List
- Appendix Five: Lexicon and Grammar
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photographs and Hieroglyphic Transcription.