Ancient Egypt Guide

Name: Ancient Egypt Guide
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ISBN: 9781566568586

ISBN-10: 1566568587

ISBN-13: 9781566568586

Edition: 2012

Authors: William J. Murnane, Kathy Hansen, Aidan Dodson

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Originally published as the Penguin Guide to Ancient Egypt, William Murnane's highly-acclaimed book has been fully revised and updated by Professor Aidan Dodson. This new edition will bring Murnane's engaging yet rigorous learning to a new audience, complete with up-to-date guidebook information as well as a compact yet wide-ranging cultural history.

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface to the third edition


Preface to the second edition






The Land and the River



People, Professions and Leisure



The Government



Pharaonic Egypt and its Neighbours



Cities of God



Death and Burial



Mansions of Eternity



Graxo-Roman Twilight



Pharaonic Heritage






The Delta



Cairo and Environs I: Ancient Pharaonic Monuments



Cairo and Environs II: Christian and Islamic Sites (Nicholas Warner)



Giza to Abusir



Memphis and Saqqara



The Southern Pyramid Fields and the Faiyum



Middle Egypt



Abydos to Luxor



Luxor, East Bank



Luxor, West Bank: Royal Monuments



Luxor, West Bank: Private Monuments



Luxor to Aswan



Aswan



Beyond the Borders



Practical Information (Nicholas Warner)



Travel in Egypt



A Guide to Cities and Towns


Capsule King List and History of Ancient Egypt


Further Reading


General Index


Index of Localities


List of Maps



The Delta



Alexandria



Central Cairo



ï¿½Old Cairoï¿½: Roman and Christian Quarter (ï¿½Babylonï¿½)



Medieval Cairo, from North to South of the Old City Walls



Cairene Monuments from the IbnTulun Mosque to the Citadel



Monuments of Cairoï¿½s Southern Cemetery



Monuments of Cairoï¿½s Northern Cemetery



Pyramid Fields from Abu Rawash to the Faiyum



The Faiyum



Luxor, East Bank



Luxor, West Bank



Aswan Region



Town of Aswan, Monuments



The Sinai



Oases of Kharga and Dakhla



Bahriya Oasis



Siwa Oasis