Egyptian Literature (Routledge Revivals): Vol. II: Annals of Nubian Kings

by E. A. Budge

Overview

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum’s department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of ancient objects, Budge was hugely successful in collecting papyri, statues and other artefacts for the trustees of the British Museum: numbering into the thousands and of great cultural and historical significance. Budge published well over 100 monographs, which shaped the development of future scholarship and are still of great academic value today, dealing with subjects such as Egyptian religion, history and literature.

First published in 1912, this work is the second of two volumes which deal explicitly with ancient Egyptian literature. This volume contains Egyptian texts, with English translations, taken from the Seven Stelae which originally stood in a group at the great temple at Gebel Barkal. The texts describe areas of the history of Egypt, including the principal events which took place in the kingdom of Napata from c.750 B.C. to 500 B.C. Also including a number of other texts and a range of detailed images and hieroglyphics, this classic work will be of interest to scholars and students of Ancient Egyptian literature, language and history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415814478
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/14/2014
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	334
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The Conquest of Egypt by Piānkhi 2. The Dream of Taunut-Åmen 3. The Coronation of Åspelta 4. The Dedication of a Queen’s Endowment 5. The Decree of Åspelta Against Traitors 6. The Annals of Heru-Sa-Åtef 7. The Annals of Nåsten; Appendix