Hymns, Prayers and Songs: An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian Lyric Poetry (Writings from the Ancient World)

233 Pages·1996·12.44 MB·English

by  John L. Foster

Writings from the Ancient World
Society of Biblical Literature
Simon B. General Editor
Associate Editors
Jo Ann Hackett
A. Jr.
Peter Machinist
Patrick D. Jr.
William J. Murnane
David LOwen
Robert K. Ritner
Martha T. Roth
Volume B
and
Edited by Susan Tower Hollis
Hymns, Prayers, and
Songs
An Anthology of Ancient Egyptian
Lyric Poetry
by
John L. Foster
Edited
Susan Tower Hollis
Scholars Press
HYMNS, PRAYERS, AND SONGS:
AN ANTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT EGYPTIAN LYRIC POETRY
1995
The of Biblical Literature a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities to underwrite certain editorial and research
from the Ancient World series. Published results and
\Af ... t-u"'y,,,
neices,salwy represent the view of the Endowment.
ant:nolo~:y of ancient !-',0',,,nt1!ln poetry
Susan Tower Hollis.
p. cm. from the ancient world no. 8)
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Includes blt)hc)graplrucal references and index.
ISBN 0~7885~0157~7 : alk. -ISBN 0~7885-0158~5
alk.
'-,0"",>1,,'" poetry - Translations into I. Foster,
1930- . II. Hollis, Susan T. HI. Series.
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Printed in the United States of America
on acid~free paper,
Contents
Series Editor's Foreword xi
cnlrOJ101o£llcal Table xiii
of xvii
J::!,xlPlalnatlon of xviii
INTRODUCTION 1
TRANSLATIONS 13
I: The lta:nstlguratJLOn of the
from The Texts 15
1. 15
2. 19
3, 21
4, 21
5. 22
6, 23
7. 24
8, 25
9. 26
10. 26
11. 27
12. 28
v
vi Contents
13. 29
14. 29
15, 30
16. 30
17. 31
18. 32
19. 33
20. 35
21. Archaic 36
22. 38
23.
39
41
24. 41
25. 42
26. 44
27.
45
III. and to Osiris: The Earth KeJll£J.on 48
1-1","" .., ,:, V ..... 'uA1rc
28. The Great of Amenmose. Louvre 48
29. TT 53
IV. t-i urn 1'"\(1 P1'"'.:1'1'P1·C to Amun-Re: The of Ancient
55
30. To Amun as Sun God the Stele of and HOI.
BM 56
i. To Amunas 56
ii. To Amun as Aton 57
iii 57
31. The Cairo 58
1-1, ...........
32.
65
Leiden 1350 68
V'.:1r,"1'"11C
vi. The Gifts of the Creatures to God 68
vii. The Goddess and Thebes 69
ix. at Sunrise 69
Contents vii
x. The 70
xx. to Amun-Re as HOlralchty 71
xxx. Defeat of the Enemies of Amun-Re 71
xl. The Self -Creation of God 72
I. The Power of God 72
lx. God's 73
lxx. God's 73
lxxx. 74
xc. The Creation 75
c. The Birth of God 76
cc. The Forms of God: His UnrmlPre:sellce 76
ccc. The 77
d. God as the Divine Warrior 78
dc. for God's Nature 78
dccc. the Place of Truth 79
V. H'Il'rn.,.,C! and "'f"",{T"'1~c! from The Book Dead 80
34. Intlrod1uctcory 80
35. Intlrod1uctcory 82
36. Intlrod1uct4orv 84
37. lntlrodluctcorv 85
38. Intlrod1uctcorv 87
89
91
95
42. 97
43. IntlrOQiuctcory 98
44. 99
VI. Amarna: The Heretical Interlude of Aton 102
45. Akhenaton's to Aton of 102
to Other Deities: The Riches of
..... " .. r ...1 "C!
108
46. tJ!lrIVf'll~ Harris I] 108
47. ~aI(hnlet, rra;n-~)OI<:ar. and Osiris
110
viii Contents
48. of Horemheb in New 111
49. of Horemheb in New 112
50. to Thoth and Maat 113
51. 114
Us'tra(:on Deir el-Medineh
118
53. ofAununatp·_·~'n.,~ 122
54. to Hathor as Goddess of Love fP'3n,r'!"l1C
Chester I] 123
VIII. The Nature of the KA'tr. ....... rt. The Pr!lVp1·~ of 125
55. 125
ii. for Life in the Afterworld 127
m. Ve:SC1~lblln2' the Afterlife 128
iv. ~utcoblog1raphy: His Claim of Rectitude 129
v. 130
IX. I-inT'n'-'c ""~'3"."'''C and Praises to Pharaoh: The Divine 132
56. Ode to Senusert I The Tale oj 132
57. of the Princesses for L.lf~mc:!n(:y The Tale
134
58. to Senusert III "'~1""'l' ..t H! Kahun 134
i. The 134
ii. A 135
iii. The Greatness of the 136
136
137
60. his First IUDtUeie} 138
61. In Praise of Ramesses II as a Warrior
Anastasi II] 139
62. In Praise of as a Warrior
Anastasi 140
63. In Praise of MC!relnp1tah 140
64. A Letter of
141
"'~1""U'-t.C Anastasi 142
66. In Praise of the Delta Residence of Ramesses III
P~1""'I.T"llC Anastasi 143
Contents ix
X. From the ;::'CI10QIIDC)¥ Miscellanies: "'!1C~C1n,0' on the
KeJl,2UlUS Tradition 145
67.
145
146
147
147
71. 148
149
150
74. 150
75.
Anastasi 151
76. In Praise of Amun f P!1n'tT1rnc Anastasi 151
77. In Praise of Amun Anastasi 152
XI. In Praise of Life 154
78. From the Tomb of 154
79. From the Tomb of Inn.erl!~na'wy 156
80, Three
H!1'r"n",'r'
157
157
158
iii, Third 160
XII. Love In Praise of Love 162
81. 162
82. 163
83. f P!1n'tTrnc 163
84. 164
164
165
ii
Ua~ughte~r. I J.,l"tr.u,. ... .,
Harris 165
88. of the Birdcatcher's UaLughte~r. iii IP'2n'tT1r"l1C
Harris 166
89. of the Birdcatcher's lJaLu,2.hte:r, vi
Harris 166