The Organization of the Pyramid Texts (2 Vol. Set): Typology and Disposition (Probleme Der Gyptologie): 31 - Hardcover
Synopsis
The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional philology to linguistic anthropology to associate them with two spheres of ritual action, mortuary cult and personal preparation for the afterlife.
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About the Author
Harold M. Hays, Ph.D. (2006) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Egyptology at Leiden University. He has published extensively on the Pyramid Texts and ancient Egyptian ritual practice.
From the Back Cover
The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest sizable body of religious texts in the world. Discovered in the late nineteenth century, they had been inscribed on the interior stone walls of the pyramid tombs of third-millennium kings and queens. From their content it is clear that they were concerned with the afterlife state of the tomb owner, but the historical meaning of their emergence has been poorly understood. This book weds traditional philological approaches to linguistic anthropology in order to associate them with two spheres of human action: mortuary cult and personal preparation for the afterlife. Monumentalized as hieroglyphs in the tomb, their function was now one step removed from the human events that had motivated their original production.
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The Organization of the Pyramid Texts (2 Vols.): Typology and Disposition (Probleme Der Ägyptologie)
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The Organization of the Pyramid Texts. Typology and Disposition. Volume one & two. Probleme der Ägyptologie, 31. Band.
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Leiden, Brill, 2012. 2 vol. in-4, cartonnage de l'éd., XXXIV-712 pp. en continu, plans, bibliogr., index. /24E Comme neuf. Seller Inventory # 600889