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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461508903321

Autore

Allen James P. <1945->

Titolo

The debate between a man and his soul [[electronic resource] ] : a masterpiece of ancient Egyptian literature / / by James Allen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-85642-5

90-04-19306-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Collana

Culture and history of the ancient Near East, , 1566-2055 ; ; v. 44

Disciplina

893.11

893/.11

Soggetti

Egyptian poetry - History and criticism

Eschatology, Egyptian

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes a transliteration of the original text with English translation.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Epigraphic Analysis -- Chapter Three: Philological Analysis -- Chapter Four: Grammatical Analysis -- Chapter Five: Stylistic Analysis -- Chapter Six: Textual Analysis -- Appendix One: The Text -- Appendix Two: Versification -- Appendix Three: oGARDINER 369 -- Appendix Four: Sign List -- Appendix Five: Lexicon and Grammar -- Bibliography -- Index -- Photographs and Hieroglyphic Transcription.

Sommario/riassunto

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.