Letters from Ancient Egypt

Letters from Ancient Egypt
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Book Synopsis Letters from Ancient Egypt by : Edward Frank Wente

Download or read book Letters from Ancient Egypt written by Edward Frank Wente and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides translations of most of the letters that have survived reasonably intact from the Old Kingdom through the Twenty-first Dynasty of ancient Egypt. An introduction provides information relating to ancient Egyptian epistolography and discussion regarding the transmission of letters. The organization of the book is basically chronological, with separate sections devoted to royal letters and letters sent by and to the vizier. Also included are several model letters that were used in the education of the Egyptian scribe.--Publisher description.


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