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title: Harper's Song from the Tomb of Intef
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11123/harpers-song-from-the-tomb-of-intef/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Harper's Song from the Tomb of Intef

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Harper's Song from the Tomb of Intef](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11123.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11123.jpg)

## Image Caption

This 18th-Dynasty papyrus contains a collection of literary texts. On the recto is a series of love songs, comprising a first cycle (1.1-4.1), a second cycle (4.1-6.2) followed by the Harpist's Song from the mansion of Intef (6.2-7.3), a third cycle (7.3-8.3), and a fourth cycle (8.3-8.12). On the verso are two Late [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) stories: 'The Capture of Joppa' (1.1-3.14) and 'The Doomed Prince' (41.-8.14).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2019, August 27). Harper's Song from the Tomb of Intef. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11123/harpers-song-from-the-tomb-of-intef/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Harper's Song from the Tomb of Intef." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 27, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11123/harpers-song-from-the-tomb-of-intef/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Harper's Song from the Tomb of Intef." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Aug 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11123/harpers-song-from-the-tomb-of-intef/>.

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