The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood

The Tale of Truth and Falsehood or the The Blinding of Truth by Falsehood is a story of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period in ancient Egyptian history. Only part of the story survives.[1] The story occurs upon the Papyrus Chester Beatty 2.[2] According to Miriam Lichtheim, the papyrus dates from the Nineteenth dynasty.[3] The only extant copy is held at the British Museum.[4]

References

  1. "Egyptian Literary Compositions of the New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period". Digital Egypt. University College London. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  2. "The Chester Beatty Egyptian Papyri". The British Museum Quarterly (British Museum) 5 (2): 46–47. September 1930. doi:10.2307/4421178. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. Miriam Lichtheim (21 March 1978). Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume II: The New Kingdom. University of California Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-520-03615-4. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. "Group of manuscripts from Deir el-Medina". Digital Egypt. University College London. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

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