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Myth, Legend, and Comparative Religion
Egyptian myth, legend, mythological retellings, and comparative studies of Egyptian religion with neighboring traditions.
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Texts
Ancient Egyptian Legends — Margaret A. MurrayMargaret A. Murray's complete 1920 reprint of eleven literary retellings of ancient Egyptian divine legends, with source notes and an index of gods.Egyptian Literature — Epiphanius WilsonThe 1901 anthology Egyptian Literature, edited with a special introduction by Epiphanius Wilson: 115 hymns, litanies and chapters of the Book of the Dead in E. A. Wallis Budge’s translation, eight tales from the papyri edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie, C. R. Conder’s translations of the Tell Amarna letters, fourteen hymns, dirges, inscriptions and papyri in the versions of Naville, Chabas, Goodwin, Birch and others, and C. W. Goodwin’s account of the poem of Penta-our.Egyptian Myth and Legend — Donald MackenzieA comprehensive retelling of Egyptian mythology and history from the earliest times through the Ptolemaic period, weaving together sacred narratives, folklore, historical chronicles, and archaeological discoveries into a continuous narrative of Egyptian civilization.Egyptian Mythology and Egyptian Christianity — Samuel SharpeA study of the connections between ancient Egyptian religious thought and early Christianity, tracing the influence of Egyptian mythology, the Osiris myth, the concept of the Trinity, and other Egyptian theological ideas on the development of Christian doctrine.Egyptian Tales, First Series — W. M. Flinders PetrieW. M. Flinders Petrie's English versions of four Egyptian tales he assigned to the IVth to XIIth Dynasties — the Tales of the Magicians from the Westcar Papyrus, the Peasant and the Workman, the Shipwrecked Sailor, and the Adventures of Sanehat (Sinuhe) — each followed by his remarks on its manuscripts, setting and customs, in the second edition of 1899.Egyptian Tales, Second Series — W. M. Flinders PetrieW. M. Flinders Petrie's second series of English versions of ancient Egyptian tales, assigned to the XVIIIth and XIXth Dynasties — the Taking of Joppa, the Doomed Prince, Anpu and Bata (the Tale of Two Brothers), and Setna and the Magic Book — each followed by his remarks on its manuscript, date and customs, in the second edition of 1913.Legends of Babylon and Egypt — L.W. KingL.W. King's 1916 Schweich Lectures comparing the legends of Babylon and Egypt with Hebrew tradition, incorporating newly discovered evidence.Legends of the Gods — E. A. Wallis BudgeTranslations of the principal Egyptian mythological texts, including the Legend of Ra and Isis, the Creation Legend of Ra, the Legend of Horus of Behutet, the Legend of the Destruction of Mankind, and other sacred narratives preserved on temple walls and papyri.Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt — Lewis SpenceLewis Spence's complete historical English-language survey and retelling of ancient Egyptian mythology, literature, magic, religion, and art.The Religion of Ancient Egypt — W. M. Flinders PetrieW. M. Flinders Petrie's complete 1906 historical survey of ancient Egyptian religion, ethics, ritual, and divine life.The Story of Nefrekepta from a Demotic Papyrus — Gilbert MurrayGilbert Murray’s 1911 English verse retelling, made from Griffith’s literal translation, of the Demotic Egyptian tale of the priest Setne Khamuas, the dead prince Nefrekepta and his wife Ahure, and the Book of Thoth, in five sections of rhymed quatrains with Murray’s preface.