Free shipping on orders over $99
A Late Period Hieratic Wisdom Text (P. Brooklyn 47.218.135)

A Late Period Hieratic Wisdom Text (P. Brooklyn 47.218.135)

by Richard Jasnow
Paperback
Publication Date: 12/01/1992

Share This Book:

 
$39.50
This volume contains an edition of P. Brooklyn 47.218.135, a papyrus dated to the fifth or fourth century b.c. in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Despite the relatively poor state of preservation, the papyrus contains a wisdom text of considerable interest, as it is one of the few literary works written in the hieratic script known from the Late period. It displays similarities with both the earlier pharaonic and the later Demotic compositions. Classicists and biblical scholars will certainly also wish to consider possible connections with Hellenistic and biblical wisdom traditions. The volume contains a hieroglyphic transcription, consecutive translation, philological commentary, glossary, bibliography, plates, and a discussion by the author of the script, grammar, content, and significance of the text.
ISBN:
9780918986856
9780918986856
Category:
Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
12-01-1992
Language:
English, Multiple
Publisher:
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
240
Dimensions (mm):
298x235mm
Weight:
1.5kg

Click 'Notify Me' to get an email alert when this item becomes available

Reviews

Be the first to review A Late Period Hieratic Wisdom Text (P. Brooklyn 47.218.135).