The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry
- ISBN-10
- 0300014821
- ISBN-13
- 9780300014822
- Category
- Egypt
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1972
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press
- Author
- William Kelly Simpson
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