What was written down in Ancient Egypt and what was not committed to writing changed dramatically over 3000 years of dynastic history. Why were some genres of texts created and not others? John Tait uses this question as the starting point to explore the meaning of writing in ancient Egypt, through its technology, through the decisions of the scribes who wrote them, and through the expectations of readers of these texts. It explores the culture of orality, the uses made of written documents, and ancient preservation strategies for textual materials. Tait creates a set of genres of Egyptian texts to help us understand how they viewed written documents in their original cultural context.
- ISBN10 1598743066
- ISBN13 9781598743067
- Publish Date 31 December 2010
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Left Coast Press Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English