The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems, 1940-1640 BC

The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems, 1940-1640 BC
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0192839667
ISBN-13 : 9780192839664
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Download or read book The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems, 1940-1640 BC written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This anthology contains all the substantial surviving works from the golden age of Ancient Egyptian fictional literature (c.1940-1640 B.C.). 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."--Jacket.


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