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The Debate Between a Man and His Soul: A Masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian Literature

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This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as "The Man Who Was Tired of Life" or "The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba" (or "Soul"). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continually debated, as well as being the subject of more than one hundred books and articles. The present study offers new readings and translations, along with an analysis of the text s grammar and versification, and a complete philological apparatus.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9789004193031
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 326
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. december 2010
  • Størrelse:
  • 166x22x246 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 679 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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This book is a new study of the ancient Egyptian poem known in English as "The Man Who Was Tired of Life" or "The Dialogue of a Man and His Ba" (or "Soul"). The composition is universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian literature. It is also one of the most difficult and continually debated, as well as being the subject of more than one hundred books and articles. The present study offers new readings and translations, along with an analysis of the text s grammar and versification, and a complete philological apparatus.

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