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Categories related to Texts : Egypt : Africa : Ancient : By Time Period : History : Society: Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Graphemics and Orthography: Egyptian Hieroglyphs (17) Websites on Texts: Admiral Ahmose Relates His Deeds A simple hieroglyphic reading passage from Dynasty XVIII. Atum - A Bisexual High God An excerpt from the Coffin Texts on origins. The Coming into Day The Book of the Dead, Chapter 125, The Judgment of the Dead. The Dead Pharaoh Ascends to Heaven An excerpt from the Pyramid Texts, texts inscribed on the interior walls of the pyramids of certain pharaohs of the fifth and sixth dynasties (c. 2425-2300 B.C.). The Dead Pharaoh Becomes Osiris A selection from the Pyramid Texts. Debate Between Osiris and the High God An excerpt from the Book of the Dead, Chapter 175. The Deir el-Medîna Database Database of non-literary documents found at Egyptian village of Deir el-Medina archaeology excavation. Demotic Texts on the World Wide Web A guide to internet resources on papyri. Digitalized Egyptological Literature Full-text web versions of Egyptian texts and publications on Egypt in English and German from Heidelberg University. Duke Papyrus Archive Images and texts concerning various ancient Egyptian papyri, plus links to papyrology on the web. Egyptian Cosmogony and Theogony An excerpt from The Book of Overthrowing Apophis, a late work. The Egyptian High God in the Age of the Coffin Texts Writing inscribed on the interior of coffins belonging to the Middle Kingdom (2250-1580 B.C.) The Egyptian Land of Silence and Darkness A song in which a woman laments the death of her husband. Egyptian Law Readings A bibliography of texts regarding ancient Egyptian laws by Bernard Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Egyptian Love Poetry Ancient verse, c. 2000 - 1100 B.C.E. Egyptological Texts Two texts by Flinders Petrie. Hymn to Ra A glimpse at the Egyptian reverence for their gods. The Love Songs of the Chester Beatty A papyrus containing songs for entertainment. Mans Soul Identified with Both Osiris and with Nature The clearest identification of the soul with nature that the ancients have left us from the Coffin Texts. The Memphite Theology Ptah is portrayed as the creator god. Mummification An excerpt from Herodotus's The Histories. The Offering of Uha Male and female circumcision, c. 2400 B.C.E. Osiris - The Prototype of Every Soul who Hopes to Conquer Death A portion of the Coffin Texts. The Papyri Pages Pictures, articles, and links about ancient Egyptian papyri. The Papyrus Carlsberg Collection A large collection housed at the University of Copenhagen. Papyrus of Ani The Egyptian Book of the Dead as translated by E. A. Wallis Budge. The Papyrus of Ani Translation of this version of the 'Book of the Dead' by E.A. Wallis Budge. The Precepts of Ptah-Hotep, c. 2200 B.C.E. Electronic text of Ptah-Hotep's precepts, as translated by Horne. Princess Ahura - The Magic Book A tale, c. 1100 B.C.E., from The World's Story, A History of the World in Story, Song and Art. Pyramid Texts Online Discover the texts in the pyramid of Unas, has photographs of the walls and translations. The Rosetta Stone Translation of the Greek section. The Shipwrecked Sailor A tale of Ancient Egypt, c. 2200 B.C.E. A Spell for the Revival Osiris A Coffin Text excerpt. The Tale of Horus and the Pig, c. 1900 B.C.E. Why the Egyptians did not eat pork from the Coffin Text, c. 1900 B.C.E. The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant A remarkable appreciation of the rights of the common people, c. 1800 B.C.E.
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