Weni the elder The Autobiography of Harkhuf is a private tomb inscription from ancient Egypt. It is significant in Egyptology as one of the two most important, and the most famous, autobiographical inscriptions of Old Kingdom officials.
Autobiography of weni translation () Autobiography of Harkhuf - Free download as PDF File .pdf), Text File .txt) or read online for free. The tomb inscription of Herkhuf provides details of his career and four expeditions he led into Nubia under King Merenre and King Pepi II during the 6th Dynasty.
Melol king of egypt Harkhuf’s facade, inscribed with diverse types of texts, is a unitary composition. Inscriptional layout on that facade is highly complex and contributes directly to the rhetoric of the texts as inscriptions.
The life of Harkhuf By engaging current approaches to the genre, Autobiographical Inscriptions breaks new ground in the field of autobiography studies.
Sent to his envoy Article Harkhuf’s Autobiographical Inscriptions. A Study in Old Kingdom Monumental Rhetoric was published on November 1, in the journal Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde (volume , issue 2).
Harkhuf's careerbegan under Merenre Harkhuf’s Autobiographical Inscriptions. A study in Old Kingdom Monumental Rhetoric: Part I. Texts, Genres, Forms 🔍.
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Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Harkhuf. Curiously enough, the fellahin HARKHUF'S THIRD JOURNEY G. W. MURRAY THE OUTWARD JOURNEY.?About b.c. the Pharaoh Mer-en-ra des- patched Harkhuf (who was later to bring a pigmy from the Sudan for the youthful Pepi II) on a trade mission to 'Yam' with an escort of soldiers. Tarn' lay somewhere beyond the Second Cataract. On his tomb-wall at Aswan, Harkhuf's account begins:x.