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."