An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Reading Book for Beginners [The Tale Of The Two Brothers -- The Possessed Princess Of Bekhten -- The Litanies Of Seker -- Colophons -- The Stelae Of Nekht-amsu -- The Battle Of Kadesh -- The Annals Of Rameses III -- A Hymn To Amen-ra? -- Hieroglyphic Texts With Transliterations -- The Tale Of The Two Brothers -- The Possessed Princess Of Bekhten -- The Festival Songs Of Isis And Nephthys -- Colophon -- The Lamentations Of Isis And Nephthys -- The Litanies Of Seker -- The Inscription Of Una -- The Inscription Of Khnemu-aetep -- Inscriptions On The Base Of The Obelisk Of Aa?t-shepset; -- Inscriptions Of Nekht-amsu -- The Battle Of Kadesh -- Annals Of Rameses III. -- The Stele Of Pi-a?nkhi-meri-amen -- The Decree

liv, 592, [1] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm ; ISBN 9780486274867, 0486274861 OCLC 798305411 LCCN 92039418 ; LC PJ1141 .E3513 1993 ; Dewey 493/.1 ; Egyptian texts in hieroglyphs, transliteration, and English translation, with notes. ; color stiff paper wrappers ; Originally published: An Egyptian reading book for beginners. London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Tru?bner & Co., 1896.; Egyptian texts (dating from c. 2400 b.c. to 250 b.c.) on historical, religious, funereal, other topics; printed in hieroglyphics together with transliterations and a complete vocabulary. Also included are full English translations of eight of the texts. "The Tale of Two Brothers," "The Possessed Princess of Bekhten," "The Battles of Kadesh," "A Hymn to Amen-Ra," "The Decree of Canopus," many more.; Contents: English Translations -- The Tale Of The Two Brothers -- The Possessed Princess Of Bekhten -- The Litanies Of Seker -- Colophons -- The Stelae Of Nekht-amsu -- The Battle Of Kadesh -- The Annals Of Rameses III -- A Hymn To Amen-ra? -- Hieroglyphic Texts With Transliterations -- The Tale Of The Two Brothers -- The Possessed Princess Of Bekhten -- The Festival Songs Of Isis And Nephthys -- Colophon -- The Lamentations Of Isis And Nephthys -- The Litanies Of Seker -- The Inscription Of Una -- The Inscription Of Khnemu-aetep -- Inscriptions On The Base Of The Obelisk Of Aa?t-shepset; -- Inscriptions Of Nekht-amsu -- The Battle Of Kadesh -- Annals Of Rameses III. -- The Stele Of Pi-a?nkhi-meri-amen -- The Decree Of Canopus -- The Precepts Of Kaqemna -- The Precepts Of Ptah-hetep -- The Travels Of An Egyptian -- Hymn To Amen-ra? -- The Spoliation Of The Tombs -- Vocabulary -- Errata . …