THE LITERATURE

OF THE

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

POEMS, STORIES, AND TEACHING MANUALS FROM THE THIRD AND SECOND MILLENNIA B.C. The third and second millennia B.C. refers to the period between 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C., covering the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt.

ADOLF ERMAN

TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY

AYLWARD M. BLACKMAN

Palestine Institute

of the

Pacific School of Religion

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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians

THE LITERATURE

OF THE

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS

POEMS, STORIES, AND TEACHING MANUALS FROM THE THIRD AND SECOND MILLENNIA B.C. The third and second millennia B.C. refers to the period between 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C., covering the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms of Ancient Egypt.

ADOLF ERMAN

AYLWARD M. BLACKMAN

METHUEN & COMPANY LTD.

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