Ancient EgyptThe full range of the history and archaeology of ancient Egypt is presented in this lavishly illustrated book. Also available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish |
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Contents
Preface | 7 |
Introduction | 17 |
A Brief History of Ancient Egypt | 29 |
Egyptian | 37 |
Sculpture Reliefs Paintings | 43 |
Gods the Hereaf ter the Cult of the Dead | 54 |
The Egyptian Museum | 62 |
The Pyramids of Giza | 81 |
Memphis and Heliopolis | 99 |
Pyramid of Unas | 108 |
Serapeum | 115 |
Rockcut tomb of Irukaptah known | 121 |
The Northern Pyramid at Dahshur | 128 |
The Tomb of Tuthmosis III KV 34 | 210 |
Glossary | 284 |
Pyramid of Chephren | 92 |
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Common terms and phrases
18th Dynasty Amenhotep Amun ancient ancient Egyptians became body building built burial chamber Cairo capital carried century chamber chapel closed colours columns court covered crown dead decorated deities divine east Egypt Egyptian entrance face figure floor followed four gallery goddess gods gold granite Greek ground hall hand Hathor Hatshepsut head hieroglyphic historical holding Horus important inscriptions Isis island Karnak king Kingdom known land later leads lies Lower Egypt mastaba meaning Memphis metres middle Museum Nile offerings original Osiris painted period Persian pharaoh pillars priests pylon Pyramid Queen Ramses reached reign reliefs remains represented royal rule sanctuary Saqqara scenes Sety showing shown side standing statue Step stone symbol temple Thebes throne tomb Tutankhamun Tuthmosis Upper Valley wall wearing wife
Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Egypt |
| Author | Farid Atiya |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | American Univ in Cairo Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 9771736345, 9789771736349 |
| Length | 296 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / Egypt Social Science / Archaeology |
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