Ancient Egyptian Science. Volume One. Knowledge and Order. Tome One and Two

Due voll. in-8°, pp. XX, 406; 407-863, legat. edit. con titoli al dorso. Con molte illustr. b/n nel testo. Cinque immagini riproducenti figure egizie applicate alla fine dei volumi da antico proprietario. Indice: Tome One. Section I: Knowledge. Chap. I. The fruits of scribal activity in Ancient Egypt: 1. The early egyptian annals on stone, generally called the Palermo Stone - 2. The "Biography" of Metjen - 3. Inscriptions from the tomb of Niankhsekhmet - 4. Inscriptions from the entrance of the tomb of Washptah - 5. Inscriptions from the entrance of the tomb of Senedjemib - 6. Tales of wonder at the court of King Cheops (Khufu) - 7. Scribal immortality - 8. The satire of the trades - 9. The onomasticon of Amenope. Section two: Order. Chap. II. The world and its creation: cosmogony and cosmology. Tome two. I. The pyramid texts; II. The coffin texts; III. The Book of the Dead; IV. The Book of Amduat; V. The Litany of re; VI. The book of the Divine Cow; VII. Hymns; VIIa. The great hymn to Osiris; VIIb. Hymns to Amon-Re; VIIc. The great hymn to the Aten; VIId. Hymn to Ptah; VIIe. Hymns at Esna; VIII. The destruction of Apep; IX. The Memphite theology; X. A dream.book; XI. The Harris magical papyrus. Section Three: Appendixes. Chronology. Abbreviations. Bibliography. Index of egyptian words. Index of proper names and subjects. Illustrations.