The Literature of Ancient Egypt An Anthology of Stories, Instructions and Poetry William Kelly Simpson, Robert K. Ritner, Vincent A. Tobin

An anthology of Ancient Egyptian literature, revised to offer fresh translations of all the texts as well as some 25 new entries, including writings from the late literature of the Demotic period at the end of classical Egyptian history. It also includes an extensive bibliography.

William Kelly Simpson is professor of Egyptology and Near Eastern Languages, Civilizations, and Literatures at Yale University.

"An elegant, easily readable, and most serviceable volume." K. A. Kitchen, Journal of Near Eastern Studies "A reliable rendering of the Egyptian text that can be useful to students of Egyptology and provide the layman with delightful reading material." Mordechai Gilula, Cultura