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Klappentext Based on the hieroglyphic texts of the Ramesside Period of Ancient Egypt (c.1300-1100 BC), this volume of commentaries complements K.A. Kitchen's previously published Ramesside Inscriptions, Volume IV, Translated and Annotated Translations: Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Dynasty.* A unique source of knowledge for understanding Ancient Egypt, which like its predecessors gives full access to a vast range of inscriptions* Brings together considerable information about the closing three decades of the Egyptian 19th dynasty, a period of considerable political upheaval* Delivers a detailed discussion of the private monuments and documents of the principal members of the administrative, military, and ecclesiastical administrations of the period* Presents translations of a rich harvest of official and private inscriptions, including hundreds of administrative ostraca, graffiti, and personal inscriptions from the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina, its necropolis, and its immediate environs* Coverage includes a comprehensive treatment of the military campaigns conducted by Merenptah Zusammenfassung Based on the hieroglyphic texts of the Ramesside Period of Ancient Egypt (c.1300-1100 BC), this volume of commentaries complements K.A. Kitchen's previously published Ramesside Inscriptions, Volume IV, Translated and Annotated Translations: Merenptah and the Late Nineteenth Dynasty.* A unique source of knowledge for understanding Ancient Egypt, which like its predecessors gives full access to a vast range of inscriptions* Brings together considerable information about the closing three decades of the Egyptian 19th dynasty, a period of considerable political upheaval* Delivers a detailed discussion of the private monuments and documents of the principal members of the administrative, military, and ecclesiastical administrations of the period* Presents translations of a rich harvest of official and private inscriptions, including hundreds of administrative ostraca, graffiti, and personal inscriptions from the workmen's village of Deir el-Medina, its necropolis, and its immediate environs* Coverage includes a comprehensive treatment of the military campaigns conducted by Merenptah...
