An ancient Egyptian literary text in context: the instruction of Ptahhotep
The book attempts to reconstruct the social context for Egyptian wisdom literature during the Middle and New Kingdoms (c. 2000-1000 BC), using 'The Instruction of Ptahhotep' as a case-study. By looking at the archaeology and material culture of manuscripts, intertextual references and edit...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Leuven [u.a.]
Peeters
2012
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| In: |
Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta (218)
Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Fredrik Hagen, An ancient egyptian literary text in context. The instruction of Ptahhotep (OLA ; 218)] (2019) (Bojowald, Stefan)
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| Series/Journal: | Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta
218 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ptahhotep, Teaching
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | The book attempts to reconstruct the social context for Egyptian wisdom literature during the Middle and New Kingdoms (c. 2000-1000 BC), using 'The Instruction of Ptahhotep' as a case-study. By looking at the archaeology and material culture of manuscripts, intertextual references and editorial changes to the text over time, the book traces the life of a wisdom poem from the hands of its copyists to the minds of its readers, charting its use and reception over hundreds of years |
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| Item Description: | Met index en bibliogr |
| ISBN: | 9042926007 |