Forgotten heroes, magicians and sages of ancient Egypt.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 15359 |
| Format | 13.5 x 21 |
| Détails | 402 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2011 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Of the three millennia that make up the long span of Pharaonic Egypt, the last, the one that separates the era of Ramses from that of the Roman emperors, is the least known. Wrongly so, because Egyptian culture, confronted with those of the Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, experienced a new lease of life. From the 5th century BC, Egyptian intellectuals replaced the ancient literature by writing in a new cursive script, Demotic, the incredible adventures of the magician Setne, the epic exploits of the valiant Petekhons, the mischievous fables of the little jackal-ape, and the profound meditations of the last sages of the land of the pharaohs. This anthology contains largely unpublished translations into French of the principal works of this forgotten literature of the ancient Mediterranean.
Of the three millennia that make up the long span of Pharaonic Egypt, the last, the one that separates the era of Ramses from that of the Roman emperors, is the least known. Wrongly so, because Egyptian culture, confronted with those of the Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, experienced a new lease of life. From the 5th century BC, Egyptian intellectuals replaced the ancient literature by writing in a new cursive script, Demotic, the incredible adventures of the magician Setne, the epic exploits of the valiant Petekhons, the mischievous fables of the little jackal-ape, and the profound meditations of the last sages of the land of the pharaohs. This anthology contains largely unpublished translations into French of the principal works of this forgotten literature of the ancient Mediterranean.