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This fascinating guide and sourcebook features over 900 biographical entries on the people of ancient Egypt.
Who's Who in Ancient Egypt brings to life a wide and colorful variety of intriguing personalities: not only queens and kings such as Cleopatra, Nefertiti and Tutankhamun, but also Sebastet the royal hairdresser, Nakht the temple gardener, and even grave-robbers such as Amenwah -- who was released for lack of evidence, but proved guilty thousands of years later when archaeologists discovered the loot in his tomb. The entries are supplemented by extensive background material, including a chapter on "Encountering the Ancient Egyptians," sections on kingship and religion, a chronology, a glossary and maps. Any reader with an interest in ancient Egypt will want this absorbing volume.
Synopsis
From Aakheperkare-senb, an eighteenth Dynasty scribe, to Zenon, an adiminstrator of the Ptolemaic period, both the famous and the relatively unknown are listed in this guide and sourcebook to the people of ancient Egypt. From pharaohs to gardners and grave robbers, Michael Rice introduces each figure in turn with a brief biography of their life and achievements, dates and further references. There are also sections on 'Encountering the Ancient Egyptians', kingship and religion, a chronology, a glossary and maps. An essential guide to 'Who's Who' in Egypt, written and presented in a clear and concise manner.
Synopsis
In this compelling guide and sourcebook, renowned author and scholar Michael Rice introduces us to the inhabitants of ancient Egypt, allowing us to encounter their world through their own eyes. Here are the great and the famous, from Cleopatra to Tutankhamun, but here also are the grave-robber Amenwah, Nakht the gardener and Sebaster the hairdresser.
The whole arena of Egyptian life is expressed in these pages. Not only are there nearly a thousand biographies, there is also a chapter on 'Encountering Ancient Egyptians', sections on kingship and on religion, a chronology, a glossary and maps. A combination of erudite scholarship and a clear and accessible style, this volume opens up the world of the ancient Egyptians to all those with an interest in the subject in a way that has never been done before.