The Resource Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster
Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster
Resource Information
The item Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. It includes all the texts from John Foster's previous book Echoes of Egyptian voices, along with selections from his Love songs of the new kingdom and Hymns, prayers, and songs: an anthology of ancient Egyptian lyric poetry, as well as previously unpublished translations of four longer and two short poems."--Cover
- Language
-
- eng
- egy
- eng
- Edition
- lst ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 272 pages
- Contents
-
- "I think I'll go home and lie very still"
- Songs of the birdcatcher's daughter
- Instruction for little Pepi on his way to school
- Longing for Memphis
- "Oh, I'm bound downstream on the Memphis ferry"
- Rebuke addressed to a dissipated scribe
- Menna's lament
- Debate between a man tired of life and his soul
- Resurrection of King Unis
- Prayer to the King to rise up
- Poems:
- Hymn to the King as a primordial God
- Hymn to the King as a flash of lightning
- Hymn to the King as a star fading in the dawn
- Prophecy of Neferty
- Testament of Amenemhat
- Two spells
- Spell for causing the beloved to follow after
- Power from the four winds of heaven
- Greatness of the King
- Prayer of King Ramesses II
- Akhenaten's hymn to the sun
- For a portrait of the Queen
- Hymn to Osiris
- Hymn to the Nile
- Hymn to the rising sun
- In praise of Amun
- Lament to Amun
- Tale of Sinuhe
- From the Leiden hymns
- Prayers of Pahery
- From the tomb of King Intef
- Tale of the shipwrecked sailor
- Harper's song for Inherkhawy
- From the eloquent peasant
- Peasant's eighth complaint
- From the maxims of Ptahhotep
- Instruction for Merikare
- Wisdom of Amenemopet
- Immortality of writers
- "Why, just now, must you question your heart"
- "I love you through the daytimes"
- "My love is one and only"
- "Love, how I'd love to slip down to the pond"
- "Love of you is mixed deep in my vitals"
- Isbn
- 9780292725263
- Label
- Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology
- Title
- Ancient Egyptian literature
- Title remainder
- an anthology
- Statement of responsibility
- translated by John L. Foster
- Title variation
- Egyptian literature
- Language
-
- eng
- egy
- eng
- Summary
- "This anthology offers an extensive sampling of all the major genres of ancient Egyptian literature. It includes all the texts from John Foster's previous book Echoes of Egyptian voices, along with selections from his Love songs of the new kingdom and Hymns, prayers, and songs: an anthology of ancient Egyptian lyric poetry, as well as previously unpublished translations of four longer and two short poems."--Cover
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 893/.108
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PJ1943
- LC item number
- .A53 2001
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1930-2011
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Foster, John L.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Egyptian literature
- Label
- Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-272)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- "I think I'll go home and lie very still"
- Songs of the birdcatcher's daughter
- Instruction for little Pepi on his way to school
- Longing for Memphis
- "Oh, I'm bound downstream on the Memphis ferry"
- Rebuke addressed to a dissipated scribe
- Menna's lament
- Debate between a man tired of life and his soul
- Resurrection of King Unis
- Prayer to the King to rise up
- Poems:
- Hymn to the King as a primordial God
- Hymn to the King as a flash of lightning
- Hymn to the King as a star fading in the dawn
- Prophecy of Neferty
- Testament of Amenemhat
- Two spells
- Spell for causing the beloved to follow after
- Power from the four winds of heaven
- Greatness of the King
- Prayer of King Ramesses II
- Akhenaten's hymn to the sun
- For a portrait of the Queen
- Hymn to Osiris
- Hymn to the Nile
- Hymn to the rising sun
- In praise of Amun
- Lament to Amun
- Tale of Sinuhe
- From the Leiden hymns
- Prayers of Pahery
- From the tomb of King Intef
- Tale of the shipwrecked sailor
- Harper's song for Inherkhawy
- From the eloquent peasant
- Peasant's eighth complaint
- From the maxims of Ptahhotep
- Instruction for Merikare
- Wisdom of Amenemopet
- Immortality of writers
- "Why, just now, must you question your heart"
- "I love you through the daytimes"
- "My love is one and only"
- "Love, how I'd love to slip down to the pond"
- "Love of you is mixed deep in my vitals"
- Control code
- 44720703
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- lst ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9780292725263
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00061607
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-272)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- "I think I'll go home and lie very still"
- Songs of the birdcatcher's daughter
- Instruction for little Pepi on his way to school
- Longing for Memphis
- "Oh, I'm bound downstream on the Memphis ferry"
- Rebuke addressed to a dissipated scribe
- Menna's lament
- Debate between a man tired of life and his soul
- Resurrection of King Unis
- Prayer to the King to rise up
- Poems:
- Hymn to the King as a primordial God
- Hymn to the King as a flash of lightning
- Hymn to the King as a star fading in the dawn
- Prophecy of Neferty
- Testament of Amenemhat
- Two spells
- Spell for causing the beloved to follow after
- Power from the four winds of heaven
- Greatness of the King
- Prayer of King Ramesses II
- Akhenaten's hymn to the sun
- For a portrait of the Queen
- Hymn to Osiris
- Hymn to the Nile
- Hymn to the rising sun
- In praise of Amun
- Lament to Amun
- Tale of Sinuhe
- From the Leiden hymns
- Prayers of Pahery
- From the tomb of King Intef
- Tale of the shipwrecked sailor
- Harper's song for Inherkhawy
- From the eloquent peasant
- Peasant's eighth complaint
- From the maxims of Ptahhotep
- Instruction for Merikare
- Wisdom of Amenemopet
- Immortality of writers
- "Why, just now, must you question your heart"
- "I love you through the daytimes"
- "My love is one and only"
- "Love, how I'd love to slip down to the pond"
- "Love of you is mixed deep in my vitals"
- Control code
- 44720703
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- lst ed.
- Extent
- xxiii, 272 pages
- Isbn
- 9780292725263
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00061607
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Ancient-Egyptian-literature--an-anthology/zJpeeq4VhM0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Ancient-Egyptian-literature--an-anthology/zJpeeq4VhM0/">Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Ancient-Egyptian-literature--an-anthology/zJpeeq4VhM0/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/portal/Ancient-Egyptian-literature--an-anthology/zJpeeq4VhM0/">Ancient Egyptian literature : an anthology, translated by John L. Foster</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.library.missouri.edu/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.library.missouri.edu/">University of Missouri Libraries</a></span></span></span></span></div>
