The tale of Sinuhe and other ancient Egyptian poems, 1940-1640 BC / translated with an introduction and notes by R.B. Parkinson.

Contributor(s):

Parkinson, R. B [translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Egyptian Series: Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]Description: xxxii, 298 pages : map ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780199555628

Subject(s):

Egyptian poetry -- Translations into English

DDC classification:

893.11008

Summary: "This anthology contains all the substantial surviving works from the golden age of Ancient Egyptian fictional literature. Composed by an anonymous author in the form of a funerary autobiography, the Tale tells how the courtier Sinuhe flees Egypt at the death of his king His adventures bring wealth and happiness, but his failure to find meaningful life abroad is only redeemed by the new king's sympathy and he finally returns to the security of his homeland. Other works from the Middle Kingdom include a poetic dialogue between a man and his soul on the problem of suffering and death, a teaching about the nature of wisdom which is bitterly spoken by the ghost of the assassinated King Amenemhat I, and a series of light-hearted tales of wonder from the court of the builder of the Great Pyramid." -- Back cover.

List(s) this item appears in: Anne Stewart's Collection

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	893.11008 TAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000011009

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"This anthology contains all the substantial surviving works from the golden age of Ancient Egyptian fictional literature. Composed by an anonymous author in the form of a funerary autobiography, the Tale tells how the courtier Sinuhe flees Egypt at the death of his king His adventures bring wealth and happiness, but his failure to find meaningful life abroad is only redeemed by the new king's sympathy and he finally returns to the security of his homeland. Other works from the Middle Kingdom include a poetic dialogue between a man and his soul on the problem of suffering and death, a teaching about the nature of wisdom which is bitterly spoken by the ghost of the assassinated King Amenemhat I, and a series of light-hearted tales of wonder from the court of the builder of the Great Pyramid." -- Back cover.