The craft of a good scribe : history, narrative and meaning in the First Tale of Setne Khaemwas / by Steve Vinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vinson, Steve, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Harvard Egyptological studies ; v. 3.

Harvard Egyptological studies, 2352-7501 ; volume 3

Language:

Egyptian

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt.

Egyptian language--Papyri, Demotic.

Egyptian language.

Tales--Egypt.

Tales.

Egyptian literature--History and criticism.

Egyptian literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Papyri, Demotic.

Physical Description:

xii, 354 pages : illustrations (some color), map, plan, facsimiles ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Language Note:

English; First Setne in Egyptian (Latin script) with English translation.

Summary:

In 'The Craft of a Good Scribe', Steve Vinson offers a comprehensive study of the Demotic Egyptian 'First Tale of Setne Khaemwas' (Third Century BCE), the first to appear since 1900. "First Setne" is the most important extant Demotic literary text, and among the most important fictional compositions from any period of ancient Egypt. The tale, which is by turns lurid, tragic and ultimately comic, deals with Setne's theft a magic book written by the god Thoth himself, and subsequently Setne's punishment through a hallucinatory encounter with the ghostly femme fatale Tabubue. Vinson provides a new textual edition and commentary, and explores the tale's cultural background, its modern reception, and approaches to its interpretation as a work of literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-303) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789004353091

9004353097

OCLC:

1013872958

Publisher Number:

99976985792