Ancient Egypt 2675-332 B.C.E.: Theater
chapter eight
THEATER
EdwardBleiberg
IMPORTANT EVENTS … 252OVERVIEW … 253
TOPICS
Defining Theater … 253
Spoken Drama … 254
The Osirian Khoiak Festival Drama … 260
Emhab … 261
DOCUMENTARY SOURCES … 262SIDEBARS AND PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
Primary sources are listed in italics
Dramatic Ramesseum Papyrus Scene 3: A Typical Scene (evidence that the Dramatic Ramesseum Papyrus consisted of scenes following a pattern) … 255
The Shabaka Stone: The First Identified Drama (dramatic text from the Fifth or Sixth Dynasty) … 256
Drama and Ritual in the Coffin Texts (Coffin Text Spell 148 concerning the birth of Horus) … 257
Seeking Drama (excerpt from the Book of the Dead) … 258
Misidentification in The Biography of Emhab (excerpt from the Biography of Emhab) … 259
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