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4.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful insight into a long gone culture., 30 April 2001

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This book is really for your student of the ancient egyptian language. Filled as it is with detailed linguistic notes and comments, this book does not read as a book of egyptian 'stories' as such. Indeed, the literature is largely confined to material of an autobiographical nature. But if you enjoy reading the works of different cultures throughout history, then there is no better window than the simple letters and life stories which appear in this work. I cannot comment on the quality of the translation, I am merely an interested layperson, but I felt a closer connection to the lives of the people who lived 3000-5000 years ago. Most touching of all is the letter to Harkhuf from his eight year old pharoah, the boy king eager to see the dancing pygmy found on a trip to the south.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unmisable, 30 Aug 2003

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If you are intending to study ancient Egypt at any level, then this book is one of the few necessities! It will be of use again, and again, and again....along with her other 2 volumes, it is definitely worth its weight (and more!) in gold!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading, 31 Jan 2008

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There is no better way to understand a people than to read their own writings. The Egyptians have left us a vast amount of written material of different types - autobiographies, myths, royal records - and to read them is to come close to the ancient mind.

Lichtheim's collections of translations of Egyptian texts, in three connected volumes, are some of the most accessible, with their helpful commentary and notes. They are an essential part of a library of anyone genuinely interested in ancient Egypt.

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