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Book Synopsis Letters from Ancient Egypt by : Edward Frank Wente
Download or read book Letters from Ancient Egypt written by Edward Frank Wente and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides translations of most of the letters that have survived reasonably intact from the Old Kingdom through the Twenty-first Dynasty of ancient Egypt. An introduction provides information relating to ancient Egyptian epistolography and discussion regarding the transmission of letters. The organization of the book is basically chronological, with separate sections devoted to royal letters and letters sent by and to the vizier. Also included are several model letters that were used in the education of the Egyptian scribe.--Publisher description.
Book Synopsis Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC-AD 800 by : Roger Bagnall
Download or read book Women's Letters from Ancient Egypt, 300 BC-AD 800 written by Roger Bagnall and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The private letters of ancient women in Egypt from Alexander the Great to the Arab conquest
Book Synopsis Letters from Ancient Egypt by : Edward Frank Wente
Download or read book Letters from Ancient Egypt written by Edward Frank Wente and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides translations of most of the letters that have survived reasonably intact from the Old Kingdom through the Twenty-first Dynasty of ancient Egypt. An introduction provides information relating to ancient Egyptian epistolography and discussion regarding the transmission of letters. The organization of the book is basically chronological, with separate sections devoted to royal letters and letters sent by and to the vizier. Also included are several model letters that were used in the education of the Egyptian scribe.--Publisher description.
Book Synopsis Letters from Egypt, 1863-65 by : Lady Lucie Duff Gordon
Download or read book Letters from Egypt, 1863-65 written by Lady Lucie Duff Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead by : Julia Hsieh
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead written by Julia Hsieh and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ancient Egyptian Letters to the Dead: The Realm of the Dead through the Voice of the Living Julia Hsieh investigates the beliefs and practices of communicating with the dead in ancient Egypt as evidenced through extant Letters and provides detailed textual analysis.
Book Synopsis Letters from Egypt by : Florence Nightingale
Download or read book Letters from Egypt written by Florence Nightingale and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1992-08-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of letters written during a journey to Egypt describing the author's views on the country and its history and people
Book Synopsis Writings from Ancient Egypt by : Toby Wilkinson
Download or read book Writings from Ancient Egypt written by Toby Wilkinson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered' In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a unique insight into the life of the Egyptian mind. Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson has freshly translated a rich and diverse range of ancient Egyptian writings into modern English, including tales of shipwreck and wonder, obelisk inscriptions, mortuary spells, funeral hymns, songs, satires and advice on life from a pharaoh to his son. Spanning over two millennia, this is the essential guide to a complex, sophisticated culture. Translated with an Introduction by Toby Wilkinson
Book Synopsis Letters from the Hittite Kingdom by : Harry A. Hoffner
Download or read book Letters from the Hittite Kingdom written by Harry A. Hoffner and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2009 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy by : Henry George Fischer
Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy written by Henry George Fischer and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1988 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The aim of this book is twofold: first, to provide beginning students with step-by-step guidance in drawing hieroglyphs; and secondly, to supplement the observations of Gardiner in the Sign List at the back of his Egyptian Grammar. The examples include all 24 of the common forms of "alphabetic" (monoconsonantal) signs, and a selection of other signs that are either difficult to draw or that call for additional comment - a total of about 200 in all. Comparative material, emphasizing Old Kingdom models, is presented in 175 line drawings. By familiarizing themselves with this material, along with the points made in the Introduction, students will, at the same time, learn a good deal about hieroglyphic palaeography"--Publisher's description.
Book Synopsis 30-Second Ancient Egypt by : Peter Der Manuelian
Download or read book 30-Second Ancient Egypt written by Peter Der Manuelian and published by Ivy Press. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weve all heard of pyramids, hieroglyphs and Cleopatra, but how much do you really know about ancient Egypt? Why was the Nile integral to the unification of Egypt? What is the mystery surrounding Queen Hetepheres tomb? What did the Amarna Letters reveal? What did the ancient Egyptians eat and drink? 30-Second Ancient Egypt presents a unique insight into one of the most brilliant and beguiling civilizations, where technological innovations and architectural wonders emerge among mysterious gods and burial rites. Each entry is summarized in just 30 seconds using nothing more than two pages, 300 words and a single picture. From royal dynasties and Tutankhamuns tomb, to hieroglyphs and mummification, interspersed with biographies of Egypts most intriguing rulers, this is the quickest path to understanding the 50 key ideas and innovations that developed and defined one of the worlds great civilizations.
Book Synopsis Egyptian Alphabetical Letters of Creation Cycle by : Moustafa Gadalla
Download or read book Egyptian Alphabetical Letters of Creation Cycle written by Moustafa Gadalla and published by Moustafa Gadalla. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between the sequence of the creation cycle and the Egyptian 28 ABGD alphabet. This book focus on the relationship between the sequence of the creation cycle and the Egyptian ABGD alphabets; the principles and principals of Creation; the cosmic manifestation of The Egyptian Alphabets ; the three Primary Phases of the Creation Cycle and their numerical values; the creation theme of each of the three primary phases, as well as an individual analysis of each of the 28 ABGD alphabetical letters that covers each' s role in the Creation Cycle, its sequence significance ,its sound and writing form significance, its numerical significance, its names & meanings thereof, as well as its peculiar properties and nature/impact/influence. This book is divided into five parts containing a total of 35 chapters. Part I. Egyptian Alphabetical Letters of Creation Cycle has four chapters: Chapter 1: Historical Deception of the (Ancient) Egyptian Linguistics will clear the intended confusion to hide the alphabetical form of writing in Ancient Egypt—as being the archetype of all languages throughout the world. Chapter 2: The Principles and Principals of Creation covers the basic components of the creation cycle in the Ancient Egyptian accounts. Chapter 3: The Cosmic Manifestation of the Egyptian Alphabets covers the natural orderly progression of the emanated divine energy, and the its manifestation in the monthly lunar mansion changes; the correlations between the sequence of the ABGD letters and their numerical values. Chapter 4: The Three Primary Phases of the Creation Cycle covers the nature of the creation cycle consisting of three phases, as found in the Ancient Egyptian accounts and later on duplicated in Sufi (and other) writings. Part II. The Conceiving Phase/Ennead has ten chapters—5 through 14: Chapter 5: The Theme of the First Phase/Ennead covers the theme of the First Phase/Ennead (1-9 'A' -'T.' ) as the objectification of a circumscribed area of undifferentiated energy/matter, wherein the world will be manifested. It consists of the establishment of order and the co-factors of life-forms as the foundation for the world. Phase One consists basically of three consecutive groups. Each of which consists of 3 stages/letters/numbers. Chapters 6 through 14 cover the first nine letters—each covering its role in the Creation Cycle, its sequence significance, its sound and writing form significance, its numerical significance, its names and meanings thereof, as well as its peculiar properties and nature/impact/influence. Part III. The Orderly Manifestation Phase/Ennead has ten chapters—15 through 24: Chapter 15: The Theme of the Second Phase/Ennead covers the theme of the Second Phase/Ennead, the orderly manifestation of creation. This Second Phase deals with the creation of the noumenal and phenomenal planes—the two grand subdivisions of the manifested world. The letters of this Phase are therefore arranged in two groups of four letters and the middle letter 'N' overlaps the two planes: 'Y', 'K', 'L', 'M' 'N' 'S', 'A.' , 'F', 'S.' Chapters 16 through 24 cover the second nine letters—each covering same topics as in the prior group of nine letters. Part IV. The Reunification Phase/Ennead has ten chapters—25 through 34: Chapter 25 covers the theme of the Third Phase/Ennead which is the Ascending and Reunification Phase that leads to a NEW Alpha—Heru-Akhti of The Two Horizons. Chapters 26 through 34 cover the third nine letters—each covering same topics as in the other two groups of nine letters. Part V being chapter 35 covers the 28th Mansion/Letter 'Gh'—representing The New Alpha. To learn about the linguistic features [words and sentences formations, etc.] of the Egyptian Alphabetical language, refer to other books by same author, namely: 1. The Ancient Egyptian Universal Writing Modes 2. The Musical Aspects of The Ancient Egyptian Vocalic Language
Book Synopsis Letters from Egypt by : Lucie Duff-Gordon
Download or read book Letters from Egypt written by Lucie Duff-Gordon and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Amarna Letters by : William L. Moran
Download or read book The Amarna Letters written by William L. Moran and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ancient inscription identified some of the ruins at el Amarna as "The Place of the Letters of the Pharaoh." Discovered there, circa 1887, were nearly four hundred cuneiform tablets containing correspondence of the Egyptian court with rulers of neighboring states in the mid-fourteenth century B.C. Previous translations of these letters were both incomplete and reflected an imperfect understanding of the Babylonian dialects in which they were written. William Moran devoted a lifetime of study to the Amarna letters to prepare this authoritative English translation. The letters provide a vivid record of high-level diplomatic exchanges that, by modern standards, are often less than diplomatic. An Assyrian ruler complains that the Egyptian king's latest gift of gold was not even sufficient to pay the cost of the messengers who brought it. The king of Babylon refuses to give his daughter in marriage to the pharaoh without first having proof that the king's sister—already one of the pharaoh's many wives—is still alive and well. The king of Karaduniyash complains that the Egyptian court has "detained" his messenger—for the past six years. And Egyptian vassal Rib-Hadda, writing from the besieged port of Byblos, repeatedly demands military assistance for his city or, failing that, an Egyptian ship to permit his own escape.
Book Synopsis Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East by : Trevor Bryce
Download or read book Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East written by Trevor Bryce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 17th to the 12th centuries BCE, the five Great Kings of Egypt, Babylon, Hatti (the kingdom of the Hittites), Mitanni and Assyria ruled over vast, complex territories. One of the secrets to their control was frequent communication by letter.
Book Synopsis Voices from Ancient Egypt by : R. B. Parkinson
Download or read book Voices from Ancient Egypt written by R. B. Parkinson and published by British Museum Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices from Ancient Egypt is an anthology presenting translations of sixty documents from a golden age of ancient Egyptian culture (c. 2081 - 1600 BC). The documents illustrate all aspects of life and the place of literacy in an early civilisation. The 'voices' range from the high formal literature of religious rituals and royal monuments to the hurried requests of the bureaucrats and the jokes of harrassed workmen. They tell a tale not only of the intellectual beliefs of the elite, but of family feuds, love and murder, as well as the pastoral dreams of a society trying to attain its vision of absolute order in a chaotic universe. This volume is a reissue of the valuable introduction to ancient Egyptian literature, first published in 1991.
Book Synopsis Light from Ancient Letters by : John Lee White
Download or read book Light from Ancient Letters written by John Lee White and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 1986 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this collection of ancient Greek letters--written on papyrus and discovered in Egypt--John L. White provides a "comparative body of texts for studying the style of early Christian letters in the New Testament and the early church fathers." He seeks, as well, to contribute to an understanding of socio-political and economic factors within Greco-Roman Egypt and to illuminate broad environmental factors that help in understanding both Judaism and Christianity in the Greco-Roman period.
Book Synopsis Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors by : Lorene Lambert
Download or read book Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors written by Lorene Lambert and published by . This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
