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James P. Allen

Egyptologist and Brown professor emeritus, studying ancient Egyptian language, literature and religion, including the Pyramid Texts.

University Hall at Brown University, Rhode Island, in a photograph dated 1 April 1997. It illustrates the university that Egyptologist James P. Allen joined in 2007
University Hall at Brown University, Rhode Island, in a photograph dated 1 April 1997. It illustrates the university that Egyptologist James P. Allen joined in 2007Michael Condouris / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · CC BYLicense · Related reference · Image source

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James P. Allen is a Brown Egyptologist studying ancient Egyptian language, literature and religion; he previously worked at the Metropolitan Museum. [1]

His The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts appeared in 2005. The archive’s Egyptian-creation study uses his translation of specified passages. [1]

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  1. Brown University, identity and context: James P. Allen. Biography and cited works Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «James P. Allen», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/james-p-allen