The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (c. 3100-332 B.C.) (Probleme der Ägyptologie, 17)

Rare (Probleme der Ägyptologie, 17). Green glossy cloth covered boards, with white lettering on the cover and along the spine. This fascinating study is xxii + 348 pages in length, along with 11 maps. Our copy is exceptionally clean and is in fine+ condition, inside and out. Photographs available upon request. "Graffiti, being a form of written communication invariably free of social restraints, are a far more accurate reflection of the character of the Egyptian era of the pharaohs than the far more polished artistic or literary works. This book is the first overall attempt to offer insight into more than 2800 years of Egyptian and Nubian hieroglyphic and hieratic graffiti. Graffiti have long been neglected when compared to larger and more formal texts and inscriptions, and it is only in recent years that many important graffiti texts written in these scripts have been published and made available to wider scrutiny. For this work, extensive use has also been made of materials as yet unpublished. All this taken together makes Dr. Alex Peden’s work a valuable guide to “normal” life and society in Ancient Egypt".…