Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Heft 19 (Hieroglyphic texts from the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt)

Sethe, Kurt Heinrich; Wolfgang Helck. Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Heft 19 (Hieroglyphic texts from the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt). Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1957. First edition. Folio (12 x 8 1/4″). Contemporary quarter blue cloth over cardboard, with handwritten lettering to spine. Original printed wrappers bound in.

19th volume of “Urkunden der 18. Dynastie,” a collection of hieroglyphic texts from the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, whose first sixteen volumes were compiled by German scholar Kurt Heinrich Sethe.

“Urkunden der 18. Dynastie” represents 1226 pages of handwritten hieroglyphic texts (16 fascicles), being the longest part in the Urkunden series, and contains all the records of the 18th Dynasty through most of the reign of Thutmosis III.

Index includes item number 486 Thutmosis’ IV… #1539, until item number 561 brit. mus. 1515… # 1645.

This was later followed in 1955-1958 by fascicles 17-22 by Hans Wolfgang Helck, who completed the series through the reigns of Amenhotep II to that of Horemheb.

Binding age-toned. Lower front corner slightly bumped (not affecting pages). Original wrappers age-toned. Ex-library copy, with reference sticker at upper front joint and tail of spine, stamp at top and bottom paper edges, bookplate on inside of front cover and printed notice at rear. Text hieroglyphics, notes in German. Binding and wrappers in overall good- to good, interior in very good condition. g- to vg. Hardcover. (46665) $75