06c: Khufu & the Magicians (Westcar Papyrus)

Magic and Prophecy. In this mini episode, we recount stories that the Egyptians told. Stories set in the reign of Khufu and his father Sneferu.

Date c.2620 - 2550 BCE

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Select Bibliography:

Lichtheim, M. (1973). Ancient Egyptian Literature Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms.

Simpson, W. K. (2003). King Cheops and the Magicians. In W. K. Simpson (Ed.), The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry (3rd Edition, p. 13—24).

Bagnato, D. (2006). The Westcar Papyrus: A Transliteration, Translation and Language Analysis.

Blackman, A. M., & Davies, W. V. (1988). The Story of King Kheops and the Magicians: Transcribed from Papyrus Westcar (Berlin Papyrus 3033).

Hays, H. M. (2002). The Historicity of Papyrus Westcar. Zeitschrift Für Ägyptische Sprache Und Altertumskunde, 129(1), 20—30.

Parkinson, R. B. (1991). Teachings, Discourses and Tales from the Middle Kingdom. In S. Quirke (Ed.), Middle Kingdom Studies (pp. 91--122).

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