The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts, Second Edition |
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| Author:
| Allen, James P. |
| Series title: | Writings from the Ancient World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62837-116-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Society of Biblical Literature
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| Imprint: | SBL Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
Features:
- Sequential translations based on all available sources, including texts newly discovered in the last decade
- Texts numbered...
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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.
Features:
- Sequential translations based on all available sources, including texts newly discovered in the last decade
- Texts numbered according to the most widely used numbering system with new numbers from the latest 2013 concordance
- Translations reflect the primarily atemporal verbal system of Old Egyptian, which conveys the timeless quality that the text's authors understood the texts to have