Ancient Egypt is often thought of as a gloomy society obsessed with death. But a collection of papyri, dating to the latter half of the New Kingdom (ca. 1305-10

This is the first comprehensive anthology in English of ancient Egyptian lyric poetry.

This volume deals with the development and the characteristics of the literature of Ancient Egypt over a period of more than two millennia, from the monumental

Presents annotated translations of papyrus writings and tomb inscriptions from the middle and late periods of ancient Egypt.

Uncovers the unexplored history of the love song, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, and discusse