The Organization of the Pyramid Texts (2 Vols.): Typology and Disposition (Probleme Der Ägyptologie)

Hays, Harold M

ISBN 10: 9004218653 / ISBN 13: 9789004218659

Published by Brill, 2012

About this Item

Used/Rare Books/Egyptology. Complete set of volume 1 and 2. Very Good Condition. Very minimal dings in cover. Pages are crisp and clean. The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest body of religious texts in the world. This book weds traditional philology to linguistic anthropology to associate them with two spheres of ritual action, mortuary cult and personal preparation for the afterlife.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Organization of the Pyramid Texts (2 Vols.): Typology and Disposition (Probleme Der Ägyptologie)
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004218653
• ISBN 13: 9789004218659
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts form the oldest sizable body of religious texts in the world. Discovered in the late nineteenth century, they had been inscribed on the interior stone walls of the pyramid tombs of third-millennium kings and queens. From their content it is clear that they were concerned with the afterlife state of the tomb owner, but the historical meaning of their emergence has been poorly understood. This book weds traditional philological approaches to linguistic anthropology in order to associate them with two spheres of human action: mortuary cult and personal preparation for the afterlife. Monumentalized as hieroglyphs in the tomb, their function was now one step removed from the human events that had motivated their original production.

About the Author

Harold M. Hays, Ph.D. (2006) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, is Assistant Professor of Egyptology at Leiden University. He has published extensively on the Pyramid Texts and ancient Egyptian ritual practice.