The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

About this eBook

Author

Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934

Credits

Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Peter Barozzi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

LoC Class

PJ: Language and Literatures: Oriental languages and literatures

Subject

Egyptian literature -- History and criticism

Category

Text

eBook-No.

15932

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15932

Release Date

May 29, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LITERATURE OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS — BY
2. 2.E.A. WALLIS BUDGE, M.A., LITT.D.
3. 3.LONDON J.M. DENT & SONS LIMITED Aldine House, Bedford Street, W.C.
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.ILLUSTRATIONS
7. 7.CHAPTER I — THOTH, THE AUTHOR OF EGYPTIAN LITERATURE. WRITING MATERIALS, ETC.
8. 8.CHAPTER II — THE PYRAMID TEXTS
9. 9.CHAPTER III — STORIES OF MAGICIANS WHO LIVED UNDER THE ANCIENT EMPIRE
10. 10.CHAPTER IV — THE BOOK OF THE DEAD — Litany
11. 11.CHAPTER V — BOOKS OF THE DEAD OF THE GRÆCO -ROMAN PERIOD
12. 12.CHAPTER VI — THE EGYPTIAN STORY OF THE CREATION
13. 13.CHAPTER VII — LEGENDS OF THE GODS — The Destruction of Mankind — The Legend of Rā and Isis — The Legend of Horus of Behutet and the Winged Disk — The Legend of Khnemu and a Seven Years' Famine — The Legend of the Wanderings of Isis — The Legend of Khensu-Nefer-Hetep and the Princess of Bekhten
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII — HISTORICAL LITERATURE — Edict against the Blacks — Campaign of Thothmes II in the Sūdān — Capture of Megiddo by Thothmes III — The Conquests of Thothmes III summarised by Amen-Rā, King of the Gods — Summary of the Reign of Rameses III — The Invasion and Conquest of Egypt by Piānkhi, King of Nubia
15. 15.CHAPTER IX — AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LITERATURE — The Autobiography of Una — The Autobiography of Herkhuf — The Autobiography of Ameni Amenemhāt — The Autobiography of Thetha — The Autobiography of Aahmes (Amasis), the Naval Officer — The Autobiography of Aahmes (Amasis), Surnamed Pen-Nekheb — THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF TEHUTI, THE ERPĀ — The Autobiography of Thaiemhetep, the Daughter of Herānkh
16. 16.CHAPTER X — TALES OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE — The Story of Sanehat — The Story of the Educated Peasant Khuenanpu — The Journey of the Priest Unu-Amen into Syria to buy Cedar Wood to make a new Boat for Amen-Rā
17. 17.CHAPTER XI — FAIRY TALES
18. 18.CHAPTER XII — EGYPTIAN HYMNS TO THE GODS — Hymns to the Sun-god — Hymn to Osirus — Hymn to Shu
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII — MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV — EGYPTIAN POETICAL COMPOSITIONS
21. 21.CHAPTER XV — MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE — EDITIONS OF EGYPTIAN TEXTS, TRANSLATIONS, &c.
22. 22.A
23. 23.B
24. 24.C
25. 25.D
26. 26.E
27. 27.F
28. 28.G
29. 29.H
30. 30.I
31. 31.J
32. 32.K
33. 33.L
34. 34.M
35. 35.N
36. 36.O
37. 37.P
38. 38.Q
39. 39.R
40. 40.S
41. 41.T
42. 42.U
43. 43.V
44. 44.W
45. 45.Z

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