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Miriam Lichtheim

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Miriam Lichtheim


Born
Istanbul, Turkey

Miriam Lichtheim was an Israeli translator of ancient Egyptian texts whose translations are still widely used.

In 1973 she published the first volume of the Ancient Egyptian Literature (abbr. AEL), annotated translations of Old and Middle Kingdom texts. In 1976 the second volume of AEL containing New Kingdom texts appeared, followed in 1980 by the third dealing with the first millennium BCE literature.

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Ancient Egyptian Literature...

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Ancient Egyptian Literature...

4.19 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1978 — 17 editions
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4.17 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1980 — 10 editions
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Ancient Egyptian Literature

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Moral values in ancient Egypt

4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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Ancient Egyptian Autobiogra...

4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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'maat' in Egyptian Autobiog...

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Late Egyptian Wisdom Litera...

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“Death is before me today
Like a sick man’s recovery,
Like going outdoors after confinement.
Death is before me today
Like the fragrance of myrrh,
Like sitting under sail on breeze day.
Death is before me today
Like the fragrance of lotus.
Like sitting on the shore of drunkenness.
Death is before me today
Like a well-trodden way,
Like a man’s coming home from warfare.
Death is before me today
Like the clearing of the sky.
As when a man discovers what he ignored. Death is before me today
Like a man’s longing to see his home
When he has spent many years in captivity”
Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“The cardinal virtues are self-control, moderation,
kindness, generosity, justice, and truthfulness tempered by discretion”
Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms

“But your laziness leads you astray;
your greed makes you dumb;
your gluttony makes enemies for you.”
Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms



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