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The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts / [translated] by James P. Allen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Writings from the ancient world ; Number 38.
- Writings from the Ancient World ; Number 38
- Standardized Title:
- Pyramid texts . English.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Incantations, Egyptian--Translations into English.
- Incantations, Egyptian.
- Future life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (395 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Completely revised and updated James P.Allen provides a translation of the oldest corpus of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the six royal pyramids of the Fifth and Sixth Dynasties (ca.2350-2150 BCE).Allen's revisions take into account recent advances in the understanding of Egyptian grammar.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- I. The Pyramid Texts of Unis
- II. The Pyramid Texts of Teti
- III. The Pyramid Texts of Pepi I
- IV. The Pyramid Texts of Merenre
- V. The Pyramid Texts of Pepi II
- VI. The Pyramid Texts of Queen Neith
- VII. Pyramid Texts of Other Queens
- Variants
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-62837-114-5
- OCLC:
- 929542340
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