Ancient Egyptian Literature by Lichtheim Miriam; Manning Joseph G.;

Author:Lichtheim, Miriam; Manning, Joseph G.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2011-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

IV. Hymns and Lamentations

The hymns translated in Ancient Egyptian Literature, Vols. I and II, came from private funerary monuments—tombs, stelae, and statues—or were preserved on papyrus. By contrast, the hymns given here are inscribed on the walls of temples. That is to say, they were cult hymns that formed part of the temple ceremonial. The well-preserved temples of the Greco-Roman period, notably those of Philae, Edfu, Dendera, and Esna, are especially rich in such hymns.

The Lamentations of Isis and Nephthys, addressed to Osiris, also came from the temple cult of the god. But the work translated here is written on papyrus and adapted to the use of an individual person.

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