Writings from the Ancient World
Theodore J. Lewis, General Editor
Editorial Board
Edward Bleiberg Billie Jean Collins F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp Daniel Fleming Martti Nissinen Mark S. Smith Terry Wilfong
Number 21 The Libyan Anarchy:
Inscriptions from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period by Robert K. Ritner Edited by Edward Wente
The Libyan Anarchy: Inscriptions from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period
Translated with an Introduction and Notes by
Robert K. Ritner
Edited by Edward Wente
Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta
The Libyan Anarchy: Inscriptions from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ritner, Robert Kriech, 1953-
The Libyan anarchy: inscriptions from Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period / by Robert K. Ritner.
P. cm. — (Writings from the ancient world ; no. 21)
English with Egyptian texts in transliteration and translation.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58983-174-2 (paper binding : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-58983-174-8 (paper binding : alk. paper)
1. Egypt—History—To 332 B. C.—Sources. 2. Inscriptions, Egyptian—Translations into English. I. Title. II. Series.
DT89.R58 2009
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