A Tale of Woe

A Tale of Woe From a Hieratic Papyrus in the A.S. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow

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Publisher's Synopsis

'A Tale of Woe' is the earliest known literary composition which uses an imaginary letter as a vehicle for a fictional narrative. It gives an account of all the ills of an Egyptian rural community under misrule.

Book information

ISBN: 9780900416095
Publisher: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum
Imprint: Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum
Pub date:
DEWEY: 091
DEWEY edition: 18
Language: English
Weight: -1g
Height: 334mm
Width: 225mm
Spine width: 31mm