Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Table of Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Section One. Knowledge
5. Chapter One. The Fruits of Scribal Activity in Ancient Egypt 1
6. Document 1.1: Introduction The Early Egyptian Annals on Stone, Generally called the Palermo Stone 47
7. Document 1.2: Introduction The "Biography" of Metjerp Inscriptions from his Tomb 143
8. Document 1.3: Introduction Inscriptions from the Tomb of Niankhsekhmet 173
9. Document 1.4: Introduction Inscriptions from the Entrance to the Tomb of Washptah 181
10. Document 1.5: Introduction Inscriptions from the Entrance of the Tomb of Senedjemib 187
11. Document L6: Introduction Tales of Wonder at the Court of King Cheops (Khuf u) 203
12. Document 1.7: Introduction Scribal Immortality 219
13. Document 1.8: Introduction The Satire of the Trades 229
14. Document 1.9: Introduction The Onomasticon of Amenope 237
15. Section Two. Order
16. Chapter Two. The World and Its Creation: Cosmogony and Cosmology 263