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The Seventy Great Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
by Bill Manley  Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-298) and index....
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Reflections of Osiris: Lives from Ancient Egypt
by John Ray Publisher Comments Spanning more than two millennia, Reflections of Osiris opens a small window into a timeless world, capturing the flavor of life in ancient Egypt through vivid profiles of eleven actual people and the god Osiris. Some of the figures profiled here are...
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At Empire's Edge: Exploring Rome's Egyptian Frontier
by Robert B Jackson Publisher Comments When Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire in 30 B.C. after the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, its vast and mysterious frontier lands had an important impact on the commerce, politics, and culture of the empire. This engrossing book -- part...
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Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary Volume 2
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Volume 2 of the monumental work containing about 25,000 words or terms that occur in texts ranging from 3000 B.C. to 600 A.D. Each entry consists of a transliteration of the word, the word in hieroglyphs, and the meaning in English. Indispensable to...
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Hieroglyphs and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt
by Werner Forman Publisher Comments With the help of Werner Forman's beautiful full-color photographs, Egyptologist Stephen Quirke explains the Pyramid Texts, created for kings and queens ca. 2400 to 2100 B.C.; the Coffin Texts, used by the affluent as well as royalty during the Middle...
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Dover Pictorial Archives #2: Egyptian Magic
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Sums up all that is known about magic in Ancient Egypt: the role of magic in controlling the gods, powerful amulets that warded off evil spirits, scarabs of immortality, use of wax images, formulas and spells, the secret name, much more....
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Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from the British Museum
by Edna Russmann Book News Annotation Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the British Museum, this attractive volume presents 85 objects in full-page color plates. Items include portraits, statues, relief, sculpture, jewelry...
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Genesis of the Pharaohs
by Toby Wilkinson Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index....
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The Rosetta Stone
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Fascinating account of great linguistic detective story -- discovery of Stone, history of the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics; work of Young, Champollion, other scholars; much more. 23 photographs. Bibliography....
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Penguin History Atlas of Ancient Egypt (96 Edition)
by Bill Manley Publisher Comments From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. Noted Egyptologist Bill Manley traces its history from the founding of Memphis around...
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Mummy: The Inside Story
by John H Taylor Publisher Comments The 3,000-year-old mummy of the ancient Egyptian priest Nesperennub has never been removed from its beautifully painted case. Like a freshly discovered archaeological site, it contains a wealth of data about the remote past, yet until recently, this...
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Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt (Facts on File Library of World History)
by A. Rosalie David Publisher Comments Praise for the previous edition: </B> Recommended...", Booklist</i> ...belongs on the shelves of the public and school library. The breadth and thoroughness of its coverage will serve the beginning student well, and there is nothing...
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Exploring Ancient Egypt (Places in Time)
by Ian Shaw Publisher Comments Exploring Ancient Egypt, the fifth volume in the Places in Time series, reveals the excitement of science and history as it tours archaeological discoveries from ancient Egypt. Each of twenty chapters treats a particular site, reflecting a variety of...
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Tutankhamun: The Exodus Conspiracy: The Truth Behind Archaeology's Greatest Mystery
by Andrew Collins Publisher Comments Focussing its startling argument on lost papyrus documents found in the tomb, Tutankhamun questions the historical wisdom and biblical evidence of the Exodus, investigating the issues of land ownership and occupation which are still so typical in the...
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Reading Egyptian Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Egyptian Painting and Sculpture
by Richard H Wilkinson Publisher Comments The art of ancient Egypt has excited imaginations for centuries. But without knowledge of hieroglyphic images, Egypt's rich artistic legacy, from colossal statues to finely wrought jewelry and miniscule charms, remains obscure. Here, for the first time...
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Serpent in the Sky: the High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt
by John Anthony West Publisher Comments This revised edition of West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accpeted as dogma concerning this ancient and enigmatic land. It features a new introduction linking Egyptian science with the...
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Monarchs of the Nile
by Aidan Dodson Publisher Comments A concise account of the lives and times of some of the more significant occupants of the Egyptian...
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Tutankhamen: The Life and Death of the Boy-King (Us)
by Christine El Mahdy Publisher Comments The spectacular excavations at Bawiti, Egypt, in the summer of 1999 captured headlines all across the United States and rekindled America's fascination with Ancient Egypt. In that spirit comes this timely volume on the young monarch whose mummified...
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World of the Pharaohs: A Complete Guide to Ancient Eqypt
by Christine Hobson Publisher Comments Here is an essential book for anyone intrigued by the ancient land of the pyramids. It offers not only a comprehensive record of civilization along the Nile, but also an in-depth account of the growth of Eqyptian archaeology from its beginnings. 184...
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The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs
by Nicholas Reeves Publisher Comments "For all those interested in the burial practices in New Kingdom Egypt, this should be the first book to consult. " —Journal of the American Oriental Society This account of the Valley of the Kings brings together the art, archaeology, and history...
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