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144 pages, Paperback
156x233mm, Portrait





ISBN-10: 09486950811
ISBN-13: 9780948695087
 
Egyptian Legends and Stories
 
From ancient times, the land of Egypt has been the source of many forms of literature: hymns, songs, poems, prayers, stories and maxims. This book presents translations of some of these ancient and obscure texts in a readable form
M V Seton-Williams - Dr. M. V. Seton-williams is a field archaeologist and Egyptologist, who has worked with Sir Flinders Petrie in Sinai. Her last excavation was at Buto, tr Predynastic capital of Lower Egypt. She lectured for twenty-five years for the University of London Extra Mural Diploma in Egyptology and is now an Honorary Research Fellow of the Department of Egyptology of University College London. from 1963 onwards, she has been Guest Lecturer for Swan's Nile Cruises. Her Numerous publications include Le Tresor de Toutankhamon, The Blue Guide to Egypt, Egyptian Legends and Stories and Ptolemaic Temples.

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