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The Story of Petese, Son of Petetum
Kim Ryholt
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Description for The Story of Petese, Son of Petetum
Hardcover.
The book presents a complete edition of the three known versions of the ancient Egyptian narrative The Story of Petese son of Petetum and Seventy Other Good and Bad Stories, copied from the 4th century BC through the 2nd century AD. The narrative, written in Demotic, employs the literary device of a main story containing a series of brief stories presented to a specific character. In the main story, a prophet commits an act of blasphemy and is punished by the gods. Through magical means the prophet learns from Osiris that he has only 40 more days to live. On ... Read more
The book presents a complete edition of the three known versions of the ancient Egyptian narrative The Story of Petese son of Petetum and Seventy Other Good and Bad Stories, copied from the 4th century BC through the 2nd century AD. The narrative, written in Demotic, employs the literary device of a main story containing a series of brief stories presented to a specific character. In the main story, a prophet commits an act of blasphemy and is punished by the gods. Through magical means the prophet learns from Osiris that he has only 40 more days to live. On ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
, Denmark
ISBN
9788772895277
SKU
V9788772895277
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About Kim Ryholt
Kim Ryholt is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Copenhagen and specializes in ancient Egyptian history and literature.
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