Rosalie David

Voices of Ancient Egypt

Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life

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Produktbeschreibung

Supporting the current trends toward document-based teaching, this book introduces the reader to the multifaceted world of ancient Egypt through revealing excerpts from 51 texts written by Egyptians themselves. A wealth of evidence survives to tell the stories of ancient Egypt, including monuments, artifacts, paintings, sculptures, human remains, and literature. But there is yet another way to access this fascinating culture-through original writings that span the period from circa 3100 BCE to 400 CE. This book's 51 documents include schoolboys' letters and exercises, prayers, hymns, love poems, narratives, historical inscriptions, medical and mathematical texts, and religious and funerary inscriptions. Most of the texts are penned by Egyptians, but another perspective is added through the inclusion of commentary about Egypt by the Greek historian Herodotus. The documents are divided into sections to shed light on numerous aspects of Egyptian life including domestic values and household provision, economics, intellectual concerns, government and warfare, recreational life, and religious beliefs and practices. Each section provides historical context and discusses the meaning and significance of the individual excerpt. The work highlights related themes and ideas to encourage students to explore the legacy of ancient Egypt in an essay, paper, drama production, or class presentation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 1049g
• ISBN-13: 9780313397820
• ISBN-10: 0313397821
• Artikelnr.: 40543991

Autorenporträt

Rosalie David, OBE, PhD, FRSA, is professor emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Manchester, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Background of Ancient Egyptian
Civilization Evaluating and Interpreting Primary Documents Chronology of
Egypt from the Predynastic Period to the Arab Conquest DOCUMENTS FROM
ANCIENT EGYPTDomestic Life and Personal Beliefs 1. Training Children: A
Father's Advice to His Son (Papyrus Insinger) 2. Advice on Marriage: Found
a Family (The Instruction of Any (Papyrus Boulaq 4)) 3. Family Values: Be
Grateful to Your Mother (The Instruction of Any (Papyrus Boulaq 4)) 4. How
a Man Should Treat His Wife: Treat Thy Wife Well (The Instruction of Any (
Papyrus Boulaq 4)) 5. The Status of Royal Women: The God's Wife of Amun (
Statue Inscription of Harwa) 6. Love Songs: The Sayings of Great Happiness
(Papyrus Chester Beatty I) 7. The Contendings of Horus and Seth: A
Homosexual Encounter (Papyrus Chester Beatty I) 8. Offerings for the Tomb
Owner: The Coffin Texts (Coffin Text of Nakht-Ankh) 9. A Skeptical View of
the Afterlife: The Song from the Tomb of King Antef (Intef) Economic Life
10. Justice for Everyone: The Story of the Eloquent Peasant (Papyri Berlin
3023, 3025, 10499; Papyrus British Museum 10274) 11. A New Royal Residence:
Poem in Praise of the City of Ramesses II (Papyrus Anastasi II) 12. A
Response to Social Upheaval: The Admonitions of Ipuwer (Papyrus Leiden 344
) 13. A Trading Venture: The Report of Wenamun (Papyrus Moscow 120) 14. The
Advantages of the Scribal Profession: The Satire of the Trades (Papyrus
Sallier II, Papyrus Anastasi VII) 15. Financial Transactions: The Report of
Wenamun (Papyrus Moscow 120) 16. Slavery and Servitude (The Annals of
Tuthmosis III) 17. Expeditions to Nubia (The Autobiographical Inscription
of Harkhuf) 18. Craftsmen's Tools and Working Conditions: The Satire of the
Trades (Papyrus Sallier II, Papyrus Anastasi VII) Intellectual Life 19.
Educating Boys: The Instruction of Ptah-hotep (Papyrus Prisse) 20. Health
and Medicine (The Edwin Smith Medical Papyrus). 21. Personal Piety (Votive
Stela of Neferabu with Prayer to Ptah) 22. Praising the Role of a Scribe:
Advantages of a Teaching Career (Papyrus Lansing) 23. Writing as a Means of
Communication (Papyrus Chester Beatty IV) 24. Mathematics: Knowledge and
Application (The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus) 25. Calendar of a Military
Expedition (The Israel Stela/The Poetical Stela of Merneptah) Material Life
26. An Agricultural Disaster (The Famine Stela) 27. An Offering Which the
King Gives: The Coffin Texts (Coffin Text of Nakht-Ankh) 28. A New House
for the Teacher: A School Text (Papyrus Lansing) 29. An Adventure at Sea:
The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (Papyrus Leningrad 1115) Political Life
30. Advice on Government: The Instruction of King Amenemhet I for his Son
Senusret I (Papyrus Millingen) 31. Behavior toward Superiors, Equals, and
Inferiors: The Instruction of Ptah-hotep (Papyrus Prisse) 32. The Strategy
of Warfare: The Kadesh Battle Inscription of Ramesses II (The Poem: Temples
of Abydos, Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, and the Ramesseum) 33. Weapons of
Warfare: Equipment of a War Chariot (Schoolboys' Fictitious Model Letters (
Papyrus Koller)) 34. Taking Booty at the Siege of Megiddo (The Annals of
Tuthmosis III) Recreational Life 35. Advice to Artists and Intellectuals:
The Wisdom Instruction of Ptah-hotep (Papyrus Prisse) 36. Worship through
Dancing (Hymn to Hathor, Hall of Offerings, Temple of Denderah) 37. The
Role of Music in Divine Worship (The Shorter Hymn to the Aten, Tomb of Ay,
Tell el-Amarna) 38. Sacred Drama at the Temple of Edfu: The Battle between
Good and Evil (The Triumph of Horus, Temple of Edfu) 39. The New Year
Festival (The Victory Stela of King Piye) 40. The Dangers of Drinking Beer:
Exhortations and Warnings to Schoolboys (Papyri Anastasi IV, V, and Sallier
I) 41. A Sporting Pharaoh (The Great Sphinx Stela of Amenhotep II at Giza)
Religious Life 42. Creation Mythology: The Memphite Theology (The Shabaka
Stone) 43. Atenism, Monotheism, and a Religious Revolution (The Great Hymn
to the Aten in the Tomb of Ay, Tell el-Amarna) 44. The Ritual Use of the
Egyptian Temple: The King Presents Food Offerings to the Gods (Gallery of
the Lists, Temple of Sety I, Abydos) 45. Political Propaganda: The Tale of
King Khufu and the Magicians (Papyrus Westcar) 46. Magical Treatment of
Disease (The Edwin Smith Medical Papyrus) 47. A Sacred Space: Temple
Architecture (The Stela of Amenhotep III from His Mortuary Temple in
Western Thebes) 48. Preparing the Burial: Techniques of Mummification (
Herodotus, The Histories, Book 2: Paras. 86-88) 49. The Day of Judgment (
The Book of the Dead, Chapter 125 (Several Texts)) 50. The King's
Relationship with the Gods (The Pyramid Texts (Several Pyramids)) 51.
Advocating Suicide? The Dispute between a Man and His Soul (Papyrus Berlin
3024) Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches of Important Individuals Mentioned
in the Text Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms Mentioned in the Text Selected
Bibliography Index About the Editor