Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt - A Dark Side to Perfection - R.B. Parkinson
8. Tales
Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt - A Dark Side to Perfection - R.B. Parkinson
R.B. Parkinson [+]
University of Oxford
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Professor of Egyptology; Fellow of The Queen’s College and formerly Former Assistant Keeper,Ancient Egyptian pharaonic culture in the Department: Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum
Description
This chapter provides readings of important, fully preserved tales as well as other examples. Texts studied include: - The Tale of Sinuhe - The Eloquent Peasant - Cheops Court - The Shipwreked Sailor