Literature

Ancient Egyptian Literature by Miriam Lichtheim. This collection consists of Old and Middle Kingdom literature (Volume I), New Kingdom literature (Volume II), and Late Period literature (Volume III). Lichtheim’s translations are as literal as possible while remaining easily readable English. http://amzn.to/2xynlO6 The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry by William K. Simpson and Robert Ritner. This volume has a lot of overlap with Lichtheim’s volumes but contains some additional texts. Simpson and Ritner’s translations are more loose than Lichtheim’s but remain trustworthy translations. http://amzn.to/2xxHrIq