01 – Ancient Egypt

Background Browsing

Digital Egypt for Universities (University College of London)
http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/Welcome.html

Timeline of Dynasties (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ancient_Egyptian_dynasties


Selected Wisdom Texts


Pyramid Texts
Old Kingdom cosmology of salvation

Pyramid Texts Online
http://www.pyramidtextsonline.com/


Teachings of Ptah-hotep
Old Kingdom advice to young scribes

Fordham
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/ptahhotep.asp

Sofiatopia
http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/ptahhotep.htm

Papyrus Prisse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisse_Papyrus

Gallica
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8304609v


Eloquent Peasant
Middle Kingdom (following the Osirian Revolution) declaration of rights

Fordham
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/1800egypt-peasant.asp

British Museum
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aes/p/papyrus_with_part_of_the_tale.aspx


Declarations of Innocence
New Kingdom excerpt from scroll of salvation

Ganino (Book of the Dead, Ch. IX: Negative Confessions)
http://www.ganino.com/the_egyption_book_of_the_dead

Maat (Wikipedia: Negative Confessions)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maat


Teachings of Amenemope
New Kingdom advice to young scribes

Sofiatopia
http://www.maat.sofiatopia.org/amen_em_apt.htm

Proverbs 22:17 – 24:22
http://biblehub.com/niv/proverbs/22.htm