| Description |
cliv, 275 pages ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
ABC-CLIO classic folk and fairy tales |
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ABC-CLIO classic folk and fairy tales.
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| Note |
Translation of: Les contes populaires de l'Égypte ancienne. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction to this edition and classification by tale-type and motif -- Preface to the English edition -- Introduction -- [pt. 1]. Complete stories -- 1. The story of the two brothers -- 2. The King Khufuî and the magicians -- 3. The lamentations of the fellah -- 4. The memoirs of Sinuhît -- 5. The shipwrecked sailor -- 6. How Thutîyi took the city of Joppa -- The cycle of Satni-Khamoîs: -- 7. I. The adventure of Satni-Khamoîs with the mummies -- 8. II. The veritable history of Satni-Khamoîs and his son Senosiris -- 9. III. How Satni-Khamoîs triumphed over the Assyrians -- The cycles of Ramses II: -- 10. I. The daughter of the Prince of Bakhtan and the possessing spirit -- 11. II. The exploits of Sesôstris -- 12. III. The exploits of Osimandyas -- 13. The doomed prince -- 14. The story of Rhampsinitus -- 15. The voyage of Unamunu to the coasts of Syria -- The cycle of Petubastis: -- 16. I. The high emprise for the Cuirass -- 17. II. The high emprise for the Throne of Amon -- [pt. 2]. Fragments -- Introduction -- 18. Fragment of a fantastic story, anterior to the eighteenth dynasty -- 19. The quarrel of Apôpi and Saqnûnrîya -- 20. Fragments of a ghost story -- 21. Story of a mariner -- 22. The adventure of the sculptor Petêsis and King Nectonabo -- 23. Fragments from the Theban-Coptic version of the Romance of Alexander -- 24. Epigraph : on those who caused Alexander to drink the death potion -- Index of proper names -- Index of general subjects -- About the volume editor. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Egypt.
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Legends -- Egypt.
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Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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| Added Author |
El-Shamy, Hasan M., 1938-
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| Added Title |
Contes populaires de l'Égypte ancienne. English
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| ISBN |
1576076393 hardback alkaline paper |
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