Lebensbilder der 2. Zwischenzeit: Biographische Inschriften der 13.-17. Dynastie (Sonderschriften Des Deutschen Archaologischen Instituts, Abt) (German Edition)

The present volume is concerned with private biographical inscriptions from the Ancient Egyptian 13th to 17th Dynasties (known as the 2nd Intermediate Period, approx. 1790-1550 BC). It contains around 65 texts, some of them well known, which are presented here in collected form and placed in an historical context. They afford insights into Egyptian life during the 2nd Intermediate Period, one of the dark epochs in the history of Ancient Egypt and provide a vast amount of information on the social, political and economic conditions of this time.