Ramesside Inscriptions
Volume IV: Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Dynasty. Translated and Annotated, Notes and Comments
Published on 5. December 2014
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Hardback
448 pages
978-0-631-18437-9 (ISBN)
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Based on the hieroglyphic texts of the Ramesside Period of Ancient Egypt (c.1300-1100 BC), this volume of commentaries complements K.A. Kitchen's previously published Ramesside Inscriptions, Volume IV, Translated and Annotated Translations: Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Dynasty.
* A unique source of knowledge for understanding Ancient Egypt, which like its predecessors gives full access to a vast range of inscriptions
* Brings together considerable information about the closing three decades of the Egyptian 19th dynasty, a period of considerable political upheaval
* Delivers a detailed discussion of the private monuments and documents of the principal members of the administrative, military, and ecclesiastical administrations of the period
* Presents translations of a rich harvest of official and private inscriptions, including hundreds of administrative ostraca, graffiti, and personal inscriptions from the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina, its necropolis, and its immediate environs
* Coverage includes a comprehensive treatment of the military campaigns conducted by Merenptah
* A unique source of knowledge for understanding Ancient Egypt, which like its predecessors gives full access to a vast range of inscriptions
* Brings together considerable information about the closing three decades of the Egyptian 19th dynasty, a period of considerable political upheaval
* Delivers a detailed discussion of the private monuments and documents of the principal members of the administrative, military, and ecclesiastical administrations of the period
* Presents translations of a rich harvest of official and private inscriptions, including hundreds of administrative ostraca, graffiti, and personal inscriptions from the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina, its necropolis, and its immediate environs
* Coverage includes a comprehensive treatment of the military campaigns conducted by Merenptah
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 21 cm
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Weight
1246 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-18437-9 (9780631184379)
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Benedict G. Davies is an Egyptologist and Research Associate at the University of Liverpool. His publications include Egyptian Historical Records of the Later Eighteenth Dynasty (1992-1995), Egyptian Historical Inscriptions of the Nineteenth Dynasty (1997), Who's Who at Deir el-Medina (1999), and Ramesside Inscriptions. Translated and Annotated. Notes and Comments, Vol. III (Wiley-Blackwell 2013).