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• Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Graphemics and Orthography: Egyptian Hieroglyphs  (18)

Admiral Ahmose Relates His Deeds :

- A simple hieroglyphic reading passage from Dynasty XVIII.
Atum - A Bisexual High God :

- An excerpt from the Coffin Texts on origins.
The Coming into Day :

- The Book of the Dead, Chapter 125, The Judgment of the Dead.
The Dead Pharaoh Ascends to Heaven :

- An excerpt from the Pyramid Texts, texts inscribed on the interior walls of the pyramids of certain pharaohs of the fifth and sixth dynasties (c. 2425-2300 B.C.).
The Dead Pharaoh Becomes Osiris :

- A selection from the Pyramid Texts.
Debate Between Osiris and the High God :

- An excerpt from the Book of the Dead, Chapter 175.
The Deir el-Medîna Database :

- Database of non-literary documents found at Egyptian village of Deir el-Medina archaeology excavation.
Demotic Texts on the World Wide Web :

- A guide to internet resources on papyri.
Digitalized Egyptological Literature :

- Full-text web versions of Egyptian texts and publications on Egypt in English and German from Heidelberg University.
Duke Papyrus Archive :

- Images and texts concerning various ancient Egyptian papyri, plus links to papyrology on the web.
Egyptian Cosmogony and Theogony :

- An excerpt from The Book of Overthrowing Apophis, a late work.
The Egyptian High God in the Age of the Coffin Texts :

- Writing inscribed on the interior of coffins belonging to the Middle Kingdom (2250-1580 B.C.)
The Egyptian Land of Silence and Darkness :

- A song in which a woman laments the death of her husband.
Egyptian Law Readings :

- A bibliography of texts regarding ancient Egyptian laws by Bernard Hibbitts, University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
Egyptian Love Poetry :

- Ancient verse, c. 2000 - 1100 B.C.E.
Egyptological Texts :

- Two texts by Flinders Petrie.
Hymn to Ra :

- A glimpse at the Egyptian reverence for their gods.
The Love Songs of the Chester Beatty :

- A papyrus containing songs for entertainment.
Mans Soul Identified with Both Osiris and with Nature :

- The clearest identification of the soul with nature that the ancients have left us from the Coffin Texts.
The Memphite Theology :

- Ptah is portrayed as the creator god.
Mummification :

- An excerpt from Herodotus's The Histories.
The Offering of Uha :

- Male and female circumcision, c. 2400 B.C.E.
Osiris - The Prototype of Every Soul who Hopes to Conquer Death :

- A portion of the Coffin Texts.
The Papyri Pages :

- Pictures, articles, and links about ancient Egyptian papyri.
The Papyrus Carlsberg Collection :

- A large collection housed at the University of Copenhagen.
Papyrus of Ani :

- The Egyptian Book of the Dead as translated by E. A. Wallis Budge.
The Papyrus of Ani :

- Translation of this version of the 'Book of the Dead' by E.A. Wallis Budge.
The Precepts of Ptah-Hotep, c. 2200 B.C.E. :

- Electronic text of Ptah-Hotep's precepts, as translated by Horne.
Princess Ahura - The Magic Book :

- A tale, c. 1100 B.C.E., from The World's Story, A History of the World in Story, Song and Art.
Ptahhotep :

- The instructions of Ptah-Hotep presented in hieroglyphic format with transliteration attached to each section.
Pyramid Texts Online :

- Discover the texts in the pyramid of Unas, has photographs of the walls and translations.
The Rosetta Stone :

- Translation of the Greek section.
The Shipwrecked Sailor :

- A tale of Ancient Egypt, c. 2200 B.C.E.
A Spell for the Revival Osiris :

- A Coffin Text excerpt.
The Tale of Horus and the Pig, c. 1900 B.C.E. :

- Why the Egyptians did not eat pork from the Coffin Text, c. 1900 B.C.E.
The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant :

- A remarkable appreciation of the rights of the common people, c. 1800 B.C.E.