Includes indexes

1. The iw.tw formula -- 2. The literary background of the military texts of early dynasty -- 3. Common lexical arrangements -- The background -- The reaction -- The result -- General conclusions -- Appendix: The verb ii -- 4. Lesser literary forms -- The Egyptian Konigsnovelle -- The oath and reaction -- 5. The king as hero: The Daybook reports -- Tomb biography of Ahmose Son of Ebana -- The "annals" of Thutmose III -- The Karnak and Memphis Stelae of Amunhotpe II -- The Bubastis fragment of Amunhotpe III -- The Kadesh inscriptions of Ramesses II -- Appendices -- 6. The king as hero: The literary reports -- The War Stelae of Psammetichus I -- 7. Egyptian classification of texts -- 8. Conclusions.