Project Gutenberg 2005-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 975 Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir 1857 1934 Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, Sir Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis, Sir Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Peter Barozzi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians" by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge is a scholarly work that serves as an introduction to the literary heritage of ancient Egypt, written in the early 20th century. The book aims to present a selection of Egyptian compositions encompassing significant periods of literary creativity, making it accessible to those interested in understanding the mental and cultural development of ancient civilizations. This work is not targeted towards specialists but rather to general readers with an interest in ancient literature. At the start of the text, Budge provides a preface detailing the purpose of the book, emphasizing the inclusion of complete specimens from various Egyptian texts, such as those derived from tombs and papyri. He explains that his translations aim to be as faithful as possible to the original while also addressing the unique challenges posed by the differences in language and idiom. Furthermore, he outlines the themes found in Egyptian literature, highlighting a deep focus on religious, mythological, and moral works, which reflect the ancient Egyptians' existential concerns about the afterlife and moral conduct. The opening establishes the premise that this literature serves as a window into the beliefs and cultural practices of ancient Egyptians, setting the stage for the detailed examination and translations of their texts that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Egyptian literature -- Translations into English Egyptian literature -- History and criticism PJ Text Egypt Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: History - Ancient 804149 2025-07-07T04:52:30.143354 text/html 758523 2020-12-14T12:59:45 text/html 1949543 2025-07-07T04:52:48.357208 application/epub+zip 1954958 2025-07-07T04:52:36.103281 application/epub+zip 333666 2025-07-07T04:52:32.971291 application/epub+zip 5180113 2025-07-07T04:52:56.036174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5091089 2025-07-07T04:52:45.365248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562377 2022-09-08T00:27:21.850355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589198 2025-07-07T04:52:28.241328 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 589065 2020-12-14T12:59:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 588243 2020-12-14T12:59:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 588256 2020-12-14T12:59:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23836 2025-07-07T04:52:56.189177 application/rdf+xml 14161 2025-07-07T04:52:33.597282 image/jpeg 3428 2025-07-07T04:52:33.285280 image/jpeg 214318 2020-12-14T12:59:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 213724 2020-12-14T12:59:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 1810413 2020-12-14T12:59:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 213621 2020-12-14T12:59:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 1889401 2025-07-07T04:52:30.248337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia