The Story of Petese Son of Petetum and Prophet of Atum at Heliopolis, and 35 Other Stories

by Kim Ryholt

The book presents a complete edition of the three known versions of the ancient Egyptian narrative The Story of Petese son of Petetum and Seventy Other Good and Bad Stories, copied from the 4th century BC through the 2nd century AD. The narrative, written in Demotic, employs the literary device of a main story containing a series of brief stories presented to a specific character. In the main story, a prophet commits an act of blasphemy and is punished...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8772895276
• ISBN13: 9788772895277
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
• Length: 116 Pages