Presents annotated translations of papyrus writings and tomb inscriptions from the middle and late periods of ancient Egypt.

Praise for the first editions: “Concise, lucid, and altogether interesting ….The notes on the individual texts are unfailingly illuminating.”—Books Abro

This volume deals with the development and the characteristics of the literature of Ancient Egypt over a period of more than two millennia, from the monumental

For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to dust, Egypt’s cultur

Originally published in 1927, this text contains a translation of Adolf Erman’s work into English. Erman’s original intention was to bring the songs, storie