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Contents

C h ro nology o f the Late Period Abbreviations and Sym bo ls

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Introduction

The Uses of th e Past

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T exts in the Classical Language I. Biographical Inscriptions PART O N E:

Sta tue Inscription o f Djedkhonsefankh Sta tue Inscripti on o f Ne b ne te ru Sta tue Inscription of H arwa T wo Statue In scriptions o f Monternhet Ca iro Mus eu m 42 23 7 Berl in Mu seum 17271 Sta tue Ins cription of Peftua ne ith Sta tue In scription o fUdjahorres ne Ste la of So m tu tefna kh t In scr iptions in th e T o m b of Petosiris The Long Biographical Inscription of Petosiris T wo Speech es of Sishu Father of Petosiris Sp eech of Thothrekh Son o f Petosiris Sarcophagus-lid Ins cription o f Wen no fer Stela o f Isenkheb e Ste la o fTa im ho te p

II. Ro yal Inscriptions

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T he Victo ry Ste la of King Piye A Victory Stela o f King Psamtik I I Th e Nau cratis Stela o f King Nectanebo I

III. Two Pseud epigrapha

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Th e IIcnl rcsh Sic!;] T hc Fami ne Sida

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C O N TEN TS

IV . Hymns and Lamentations A H ymn to Imhotep at Karnak H ymns to Hathor in the Temple of Dendera Two H ymns to Khnum in th e Tem p le o fEs na A Morning H ymn to Khnum The Great H ymn to Khnum The Lamentations of Isis a nd Nephthys PART TWO:

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Demotic Literature

The Stories of Setne Khamwas Setne Kh amwas and Naneferkaptah (Setne I) Setne Kh amwas and Si-O sire (Setn e II ) Prince Ped ikhons and Queen Serpot The Lion in Searc h o f Man The Instruction o f Ankhshesh onq The In struction of Papyrus Insinger

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Indexes I. Divinities II . Kings a nd Queens II I. Person al Names IV .