The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts (Writings from the Ancient World)

Description: The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of the universe, the role of the gods, and the fate of human beings after death. Their importance lies in their antiquity and in their endurance throughout the entire intellectual history of ancient Egypt. This volume contains the complete translation of the Pyramid Texts, including new texts recently discovered and published. It incorpor ... (more)

Manufacturer: Society of Biblical Literature
Release date: 30 August 2005
ISBN-10 : 1589831829 | ISBN-13: 9781589831827

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