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ANCIENT EGYPT (DK Pocket series)
by Scott Steedman. Beautiful color photos plus B&W drawings. Condition: UNREAD 1995 DK pocket-size softcover, first American edition, first printing. Light shelfwear. Content: Surveys the history, culture, daily life, accomplishments, and religion of the ancient Egyptians. Great section in B&W on the gods and goddesses of Egypt with illustrations. Take this with you if you're going to Egypt this summer. [1 copy available]
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ANCIENT EGYPT (Drawing History series)
by Elaine Raphael & Don Bolognese. B&W and color drawings. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1996 Scholastic large soft cover, second printing. Light edgewear; interior clean & tight. Great "how-to" drawing guides plus color graphics of the completed drawings. Content: Learning how to draw ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and wall & stele art. Although geared to kids, adults can benefit as well. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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ANCIENT EGYPT: Life, Myth, and Art
by Joann Fletcher. Beautiful color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 1999 Duncan Baird Publishers (London) hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), second printing. Content: What is it about the distinctive style of Egypt that has fascinated humankind for thousands of years- and has influenced the work of generations of artists, architects, fashion and interior designers, and other creative forces? The answer lies not only in the masterworks themselves, but also in the context in which they took shape. The book's compelling, authoritative text explores the allure of this extraordinary culture. Readers can see for themselves in this richly illustrated showcase of Egyptian art in all its glory. Fletcher (Ph.D.) Director of the NILE educational organization. She teaches Egyptology throughout the north of England and lectures regularly. Wonderful addition to your collection. [1 copy available]
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ANCIENT EGYPT: Three Thousand Years of Splendor
by Warner Hutchinson. Fully illustrated with B&W and color photos and drawigns. Excellent! Condition: UNREAD 1979 Grosset & Dunlap large soft cover, first printing/ Light shelf wear. Remainder mark fore edges. Content: This is almost a photobio of the ancient civilization. Wonderful photos. Rarely has one book covered so vast a history with photographs that transport you right to the past. Explore the Nile, Egypt's political and geographic boundaries, Egyptian life styles, priesthoods and temples, the Pharoahs and other rules, the magnificient pyramids. The patrons of Egyptian art, astronomy, and science come to life in these exciting pages. Egypt has produced many alluring and impressive women. Their tales are told side by side with pictures of their reigns and beauty: Queen Hatshepsut, Cleopatra, Nefertiti. [1 copy available]
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BOATS (Egyptian Bookshelf)
by Dilwyn Jones. B&W photos, maps, & boat designs plus a color photo section. Condition: NEW 1995 University of Texas Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Drawing on archaeological and literary evidence, Dilwyn Jones examines the importance of the boat in Egyptian ritual and belief as well as in everyday life. The sun god was thought to travel across the sky in a solar boat, and Egyptians believed that the deserving might join the god Osiris in his divine bark after death. Boats played an important part in funerary ritual; models were often placed in tombs to provide the deceased with safe passage through the "winding waterway" in the underworld. Also, boats are frequently depicted in tomb-paintings. The Nile River has always been a vital transport artery for Egypt, and boats the principal means of travel. Early papyrus skiffs gradually gave way to wooden craft of increasing size and sophistication, ranging from fishing boats and barges to seagoing warships, splendid ships of state, and enormous obelisk barges used to transport stone to temples and monuments. Jones traces the development of the different types of boats and the techniques of their construction through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom periods. [One of the best series on Ancient Egyptian life. [1 copy available]
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BUILDING THE GREAT PYRAMID (Companion to BBC/Discovery Chanel series)
by Kevin Jackson and Jonathan Stamp. Beautiful color photos & drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 2003 Firefly Books (UK) softcover, first printing. Tiny edgewear bottom edge. Content: The book looks at the building techniques used to create the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt and its history, both the pyramid's, and the theories about it. Reviewer: "It is 481 feet tall, 756 feet long at its base, and consists of 2.3 million blocks of stone weighing two and a half tons each. One of the mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Giza is: How did the ancient Egyptians, with their primitive technology, build it? Jackson & Stamp assert that the builders were young peasants conscripted into the pharaoh's service-and that, though Herodotus said 100,000 men were needed-in fact, probably no more than 4,000 men completed the job. Realistic computer images show workers cutting stone in the quarry, hauling the huge stones up a ramp and setting them in place. Other color and duotone archival images reveal the inside of the pyramid, including the king's burial chamber and the low-ceilinged main entranceway. The authors put the pyramid in context, discussing ancient Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife in general, and t he funeral rites for the pharaoh in particular. Among the more striking images here is a photo of the mummy of Ramses II, so hardened it appears to be made of stone. This is an excellent beginning for anyone interested in the culture of ancient Egypt and the pyramids." [1 copy available]
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CLEOPATRA
by Ernle Bradford Detailed B&W photos & maps. Condition: NEW 2001 Penguin Classic Biography large softcover, first printing. Pale tag removal mark top front cover corner. . Interior perfect. Content: Cleopatra was an intellectual, an astute politician, and a powerful Queen of Egypt, but most people remember her primarily as a seductress. In this illuminating biography, Ernle Bradford suggests that Cleopatra's prurient reputation was likely manufactured by the conquering Romans to discredit her name after her death. Cleopatra's whole life was devoted to Egypt. Even though she was probably Greek, not Egyptian, by birth, she was the first of her dynasty to learn the language of the country over which she ruled. Only seventeen years old when she came to the throne in 51 B.C., she watched the savage struggle then raging between Caesar and Pompey and hoped that Rome would destroy itself in the process. Bradford's detailed exploration of the powers of this legendary queen is captivating and illuminating. [1 copy available]
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CLEOPATRA
by E. E. Rice. B&W photo section. Condition: NEW 1999 Sutton (UK) Trade Paperback, no printing given. Light shelf wear to 4-5 pages fore edges. Content: Cleopatra ruled Ptolemaic Egypt from 51-30 BC and was the last Macedonian ruler of that country. This pocket-sized biography explores her life, examining her romantic relations with Caesar and Marc Antony, the war with Rome and her alleged suicide (using an asp) after Antony fell upon his sword. Junior High School level. [1 copy available]
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THE CULT OF THE CAT
by Nicholas J. Saunders. 130 color & B&W photos and drawings. Condition: NEW 1991 Thames & Hudson large softcover, first printing. Content: Cats belong to a supernatural world of poetency and prowess. They are the survivors, the creatures most at home in their environment, the fastest and most successful predators on earth. Since Alexander, kings have hunted them; Hercules and David conquered them and wore their skins. The Egyptians worshipped them as goddesses; the shamans and sorcerers of Central Africa and South America took on their shapes to gain entry to the spirit realm; the the dark circle of witchcraft they are the envoys of Satan. Tamed, they remain free, our link with the superhuman in the wild. Between the feline and the human worlds has developed a mysterious rapport expressed in magic, in folk belief, and in the continuing presence of countless millions of pet cats as the objects of everyday worship. [1 copy available]
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DECODING EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS: How to Read the Secret Language of the Pharaohs
by Bridget McDermott. Foreword by Joann Gletcher. Beautiful color photos & drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Chronicle Books softcover, first printing. Content: McDermott offers the reader a delightfully illustrated introduction to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. Egyptian hieroglyphs are not simple pictographs; they form a phonetic writing system, so some knowledge of grammar and vocabulary is essential to deciphering the texts. The author introduces common signs and words in the context of various aspects of Egyptian culture, treating first their origin and then their use as either sounds or determinatives for meaning. The book concludes with a brief overview of the basic grammar of Middle Egyptian (the classical stage of the language), along with a selection of sample translations, a sign index, and a select bibliography. [1 copy available]
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A DICTIONARY OF ANCIENT EGYPT
by Margaret Bunson. B&W drawings illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read (most likely on the shelf) 1995 Oxford University Press Trade Paperback, 7th printing. Interior clean. Tiny edgewear. Content: Originally published in c. 1991 as "The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt." From 'Aha, king of the First Dynasty at Memphis (2920 B.C.), to the vast complex of pleasure palaces at Zerukha this A-Z dictionary places more than 1,500 entries on the rich world of ancient Egypt right at the reader's fingertips. The first single-volume reference of its kind, this book vividly combines the historical, religious, creative, artistic, military, and personal details of this venerable civilization on the Nile. [1 copy available]
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DISEASE (Egyptian Bookshelf)
by Joyce Filer. B&W autopsy and other photos. Small color photo section. Condition: NEW 1996 University of Texas Press Trade Paperback first printing. Content: Disease and sickness were among the more unpleasant fact of life in ancient Egypt and Nubia, where many of the illnesses we encounter today, such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and malaria, were already flourishing. Drawing extensively on the evidence provided by human remains, texts, statuary, and other works of art, Joyce Filer describes some of the health problems suffered by king and commoner alike. She examines the case of individuals such as Seneb, an achondroplastic dwarf who achieved high status as a court official during the Old Kingdom, or the young child whose crippling bone disease was revealed by its mummified remains. Dental disease, chest complaints, and parasitic infection from the waters of the Nile were a common part of Egyptian daily life. Set against the background of the ancient Egyptian environment, the author produces a detailed picture of diet and domestic arrangements and of both good and bad health. From the predynastic to the early Christian period, the effects of ill health and the constant threat of infectious disease on the life of the individual is assessed in the wider context of Egyptian society. [2 copies available]
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THE DWELLERS ON THE NILE: The Life, History, Religion and Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
by E. A. WAllis Budge. B&W drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1977 Dover edition Trade Paperback, no printing given - but it is a recent one, I believe. Tiny edgewear. Content: Originally published in 1926, this book begins with a history of ancient Egypt, and then the author discusses daily life of the people, examines the Egyptian family and school, furniture, jewelry, food and drink, work and play, the Egyptian religion, medicine, much more. Budge is still considered one of the great authorities on the history of Ancient Egypt. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN DESIGNS (The International Design Library)
by Catherine Calhoun. B&W drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1983 Stemmer House Publications over-size softcover in perfect condition. Content: Ancient motifs drawn from sculpture, metalwork, jewelry, painting and domestic objects. Wonderful B&W reproductions that are also suitable for coloring projects for young children. There is also a history of Ancient Egyptian design. Great book! Suitable as a gift book. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN GODS AND GODDESSES (All Aboard Reading, Level 2)
by Henry Barker. Beautiful, historically correct color illustrations by Jeff Crosby. Condition: NEW 2000 Grosset & Dunlap hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), second printing. Content: Great overview of ancient Egyptian religion from gods to funery practices to pyramid tombs - excellent intro to the ancient Egyptians for youngsters. Grades 1 - 3. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN HIEROGLYPHS FOR EVERYONE: An Introduction to the Writing of Ancient Egypt
by Joseph and Lenore Scott. B&W drawings, photos, and maps illustrate. Condition: NEW 1994 Barnes & Noble hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), fourth priting. [A reissue of a 1968 edtion.] Content: In this book you will learn how hieroglyphic writing can be read. This is not a mere "do-it-yourself" guide to language learning, but rather a careful and engrossing explanation at how the written language of Egyptian hieroglyphs developed. It covers the uses and techniques of this ancient form of communication. Hieroglyphs go back in Egyptian history to at least 3100 B.C.E. "Ancient Egyptians believed that when a person's name was written or carved in stone, the spirit could reside there forever after the individual had died. It was the pathway to life eternal. Destroy a person's name wherever it appeared, and he would no longer exist. His memory, and chance for eternal life, were obliterated. Even gods were subject to the same rule. Some odd twists occurred in Egyptian history pursuing this belief." Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN LEGENDS AND STORIES
by M. V. Seton-Williams. B&W drawings and maps illustrate. Condition: NEW 2000 Barnes & Noble hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), first thus, first printing. Content: Ancient Egypt has a rich tradition of stories and proverbs, recorded by scribes. This book raises these stories from the dust, and presents obscure ancient texts in a readable form. The selections date from the Old Kingdom to medieval times, the majority being based on religious themes. There are many surprising new texts here, but some of the themes seem familiar: the creation myth of Memphis theology is similar to the Bible while 'The Capture of Joppa' is an older version of 'Ali Baba'. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN MAGIC
by E. A. Wallis Budge. B&W drawings illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1988 Arkana Trade Paperback reprint. Tiny edgewear. Content: Originally published in 1901. Contents: antiquity of magical practices in Egypt; magical stones or amulets; magical figures; magical pictures and formulas, spells, etc.; magical names; magical ceremonies; demoniacal possession, dreams, ghosts, lucky and unlucky days, horoscopes, prognostications, transformations and the worship of animals. Reviewer: "Virtually every amulet and talisman is covered, along with their proper use and materials they were made from. As always, the introduction and stories Budge gives are fascinating as well, giving tales not generally told in modern times and the various mechanics of how the Egyptian priests and magicians performed their magic. One can see why Budge's work is still in print, as he offers the reader a maximum of research and scholarship with none of the new-age BS that is so common in such books written today." [1 copy available]
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EGYPTOLOGICAL MISCELLANIES (The Ancient World, Vol. VI, 1983, Nos 1 - 4)
edited by J. K. Hoffmeier & E. S. Meltzer. B&W photos, drawings, and charts illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read, IF at all, 1983 Ares Publishers, Vol. VI, Nos 1-4. Content: This volume is a tribute to Professor Ronald J. Williams. Articles: The House of Thutnefer and Egyptian Architectural Drawings (Hany Assad); The Location of Pithom and Succoth (Edward Bleiberg); Egyptian Words for Dancers and Dancing (Lynda Green); A Student's Guide to the Durative Tenses and the Second Present in Egyptian (Arthur Halpert); Some Egyptian Motifs Related to Enemies and Warfare and Their Old Testament Counterparts (James K. Hoffmeier); Cultivator, Scribe, Stablemaster, Soldier: The Late Egyptian Miscellanies in Light of Papyrus Wilbour (Sally Katary); A Review of the Evidence Concerning Early Egyptian Knife Handles (Allyn Kelley); Intef III and Amenemhat III at Elephantine (Ronald Leprohon); Afroasiatic Varia II (Edmund Meltzer); A Toronto Sahidic Addition to the Pakhom Dossier (Fisher A1, ff 1-2) (Donald Spanel; and The Works of Ronald J. Williams (Vivien Williams). Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN PAINTING AND DRAWING IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
by T. G. H. James. Beautiful color photos with some B&W. Condition: UNREAD 1985 British Museum Publications (London) softcover with tiny edgewear and an embosssed seal bottom corner title page. Beautiful color photos. Content: Most likely this is a book one can purchase at the British Museum. From the earliest times the Egyptians used bold, bright colours to decorate their buildings, sculptures, papyri, coffins and funerary chests. The large tomb-paintings in the British Museum are the most brilliant examples of their artistry but their love of colour shows also in the small vingnettes of painted papyri. This book surveys the whole range of Egyptian painting. 50 colour and 38 black and white illustrations. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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EGYPTIAN RELIGION: Egyptian Ideas of the Future Lilfe
by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge. B&W drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1987 Arkana Trade Paperback, 3rd printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: A prolific Victorian Egyptologist explores, in this class book first published in 1899, the position of Ra, Osiris, Set, and Isis among the diverse pantheon of numerous deities of ancient Egypt, as well as their domination of the collective imagination of this sophisticated civilization. Hymns from The Book of the Dead illustrate the beliefs of the Egyptian peoples regarding the afterlife, judgment after death, resurrection, and immortality. The writings of Budge are considered somewhat controversial today because of his use of an archaic system of translation, but useful illustrations and an abundance of information make them necessary resources for students of the ancient world as well as those of the evolution of historical study. Conveying the beauty and power of the religion of ancient Egypt, this fascinating book remains an important work today. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE EGYPTIANS (Third Revised Edition)
by Cyril Aldred, revised & updated by Aidan Dodson. Color photos & B&W drawings and photos. Condition: NEW 1998 3rd revised edition from Thames & Hudson (London). Small edgewear to corners. Interior perfect. Content: Ancient Egypt may have been "the gift of the Nile," but Egypt's civilization was no less the product of her god incarnate, the pharaoh. These twin themes provide the unifying thread running through the fourth edition of this classic text.has completely revised this "masterpiece of compression," carefully preserving Aldred's succinct and lucid style. Many significant and recent finds are investigated, and new thoughts on the first unification of Egypt, her early kings, and the Third Intermediate Period are included. The dating has been revised throughout, many new photographs have been added, and a complete list of kings is included for the first time. [1 copy available]
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GENESIS OF THE GRAIL KINGS: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus
by Laurence Gardner (le Chevalier Labhran de St. Germain). Color photos section is wonderful. Condition: NEW 2002 Fair Winds Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Content: From beneath the windswept sands of ancient Mesopotarnia comes the documented legacy of the creation chamber of the heavenly Anunnaki. Here is the story of the clinical cloning of Adam and Eve, which predates Bible scripture by more than 2,000 years. From cuneiform texts, cylinder seals, and suppressed archives, best-selling historian and distinguished genealogist Laurence Gardner tells the ultimate story of the alchemical bloodline of the Holy Grail, including: - Hidden secrets of the Tables of Testimony -Anti-gravitational science of the pyramid pharaohs -A history of God and the lords of eternity - Disclosures of the Phoenix and the Philosophers' Stone -The superconductive powers of monatomic gold -A genetic key to the evolutionary Missing Link -Active longevity and the Star Fire magic of Eden. A controversial and uniquely comprehensive book of Messianic descent, complied from the most intriguing histories ever written. [1 copy available]
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THE GODDESS QUEEN: A Novel based on the Life of Nefertiti
by Nicole Vidal. Condition: UNREAD 1970 Tower Paperback, first printing, BUT . . short creases top cover edge with small edgewear & deep tanning to page edges and inside covers. Content: The title says it all - a biographical novel of the famous Queen Nefertiti who became ruler of all Ancient Egypt. If you don't know the name, I'm sure you have seen a reproduction or photo of her famous bust portrayed on the cover. [1 copy available]
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GODS OF EDEN: Egypt's Lost Legacy and the Genesis of Civilization
by Andrew Collins. B&W illustrations. Condition: NEW 2001 Bear & Company Trade Paperback, first printing. (Originally printed in London 1998). Tiny edgewear. Wonderful B&W photos, drawings, charts, "floor plans," and maps. Content: In his book From the Ashes of Angels, Andrew Collins provided historical and scientific evidence showing how Elder gods, who were the flesh and blood members of a race of fallen angels, founded ancient Egypt. Now, in this book, he describes the remarkable achievements of their culture. Assembling clues from archaeology, mythology, and religion, Collins shows us how this great society mastered acoustic technology and spread Egyptian technology of all types to the other ancient civilizations of the world - especially pyramid builders. Interesting! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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HATCHEPSUT: The Female Pharoah
by .Joyce Tyldesley. 2 B&W photo sections with B&W drawings throuhout. Condition: Very good + 1996 Viking-Penguin (London) hardcover & DJ first edition, first printing. Book has been gently pre-read and the interior is clean & tight. The DJ has tiny edgewear top spine edge and is enclosed in a mylar jacket. Content: Egyptian Queen Hatchepsut, who died in 1482 B.C. after more than 20 years of peaceful rule, proclaimed herself pharaoh during her reign. She depicted herself, in temple paintings, as a man who hunted, fished and even sported the pharaoh's hallmark false beard. Was she, then, as many historians have speculated, a cross-dresser or merely power-hungry and eager to outshine the half-brother whom she married, King Tuthmosis II? There's absolutely no evidence to suggest she "came out" as a transvestite, concludes English archeologist Tyldesley, and the fact that Hatchepsut retained her female name "suggests that she did not see herself as wholly, or even partially, male." In this highly conjectural biography, Hatchepsut emerges as a conformist queen consort who, once her husband died, blossomed as a pragmatic ruler, bringing Egypt an oasis of stable government. Excellent and detailed. [1 copy available]
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LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
by Adolf Erman. Translated by H. M> Tirad. New Intro by Jon Manchip White. B&W glyphs & drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1971 Dover Publications edition, recent printing but date not given. Tiny edgewear. Content: Erman wrote this book at the end of the 19th century and it is a testament to his scholarship that the work is still as relevant today despite all our advances in archeology. The preface describes the inundation of Egypt as happening in the authors time exactly as it did for the ancient egyptians (the Aswan High Dam was not built until the 1950's). Erman concentrated on the simple aspecs of daily life as represented in paintings and statuary and he succeeds in presenting an accessible but thoroughly presented account of Egyptian daily life at all strata from Slave to Pharaoh. This book tells you things you had no idea you wanted to know. Jammed with 411 B&W illustrations. It also has information that most modern books on the subject does not have. Excellent. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF EYEWITNESS ANCIENT EGYPT
edited by Jon E. Lewis. Condition: NEW 2003 Carroll & Graf (UK) Trade Paperback, no printing given. Content: The building of the pyramids at Giza, Cleopatra’s momentous meeting with Julius Caesar, the founding of Alexandria, the Battle of Actium stand famously among the scores of critical events that shaped the history of ancient Egypt from 3150 B.C., when the rival kingdoms of the land were first unified, to its conquest by Rome in 30 B.C. In this new Mammoth volume’s variety of firsthand accounts - from papyri, chiseled tablets, court records, temple texts, graffiti, classical Greek and Roman histories - the ancient Egyptian way of life is unfolded in colorful detail with dramatic immediacy. Reconstructing the history of the land ruled by thirty-two dynasties of pharaohs, these selections chronicle in vivid, unforgettable particulars the everyday customs and spiritual life of the people. Here are hymns to victory and songs of love; tales of coronation, conspiracy, and rebellion; accounts of floods and famine; reports on hunting wild cattle and mining in Sinai; prescriptions for contraception and spells for the afterlife; dietary habits and dress codes; trials for tomb robbery and pharaonic punishments for stealing from the gods. Over 150 historical documents in addition to more recent explorations illuminate the civilization that flourished along the Nile in the ancient world. The weakness of this book is in the illustrated Glosary. (519 pages) Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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MUMMIES: MYTH AND MAGIC
by Christine El Mahdy (AKA Christine Hobson). 135 Color and B&W photos and drawings. Two-color maps. Condition: UNREAD 1989 Thames & Hudson Trade Paperback, first American printing. Binder's glue string down spine. Interior clean & tight. Content: This encyclopedic work incorporates a complete bibliography on mummies, a chronology, a glossary, a list of locations of mummies, and detailed explanations of over 150 colorful and unusual illustrations. Scholars may be frustrated by the lack of references to sources of unusual facts, but outstanding chapters on the creation of a mummified corpse, research projects and current analysis, Egyptian mythology and burial practices, and animal sacrifice and mummification prove fascinating and informative for the scholar and general reader alike. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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The MUMMY: A History of the Extraordinary Practices of Ancient Egypt
by E. A. Wallis Budge. 90 B&W line drawings illustrate. Condition: Gently pre-read c. 1992 Wings Books/Random House hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), 5th printing. Light tanning to page edges. Content: Originally published in 1893 and revised in 1925, this book is still one of the staples of Ancient Egyptian history. This volume exhaustively discusses the details of mummies in Egyptian society. Preservation of the body was the chief end and aim of every Egyptian who wished to attain everlasting life. It is to the cult of the dead, the predominant feature of which was the preservation of the mummy, that we owe most of our knowledge of the Egyptians for a period of about 5,000 years. Egypt lives again through its dead and Budge gives the reader a complete picture of mummies and their history. [1 copy available]
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MUMMY: The Inside Story
by John H. Taylor. . Great vivid color graphics & photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2004 Abrams large soft cover, first printing. Content: Utilizing striking images from Computerized Tomography (CT) scanning, this book takes readers through the process of investigating the nearly 3000-year-old mummified remains of Nesperennub. The text describes each step in the examination, looking at the coffin and hieroglyphs first, and then moving to the specifics of the body and the objects that accompany it. Along with descriptions of the process, readers learn what scientists make of the find and why they draw these conclusions. The first few sections about the discovery of the mummy and the meaning of the hieroglyphs are fairly dry, but they set the stage for the more exciting examination of the body and the intriguing details that come to light. CT images and X rays vividly depict the findings described. Often readers see multiple views of the same feature, showing how the three-dimensional images can reveal subtle new insights. Some have led scientists to new knowledge about Egyptian life, while others have given rise to theories that have yet to be confirmed. Nesperennub has a snake-shaped amulet above his eye socket, a small round hole through his skull, and a clay bowl stuck to his head. It's fascinating to learn how scientists speculate about the origins of these items, which might have involved religious practices, illness, or even, in the case of the bowl, an embalmer's error. There are many excellent mummy books available, but this one explores the impact and potential of cutting-edge technology especially well. Excellent! Grades 5 - 9+. [2 copies available]
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MUMMY RIDDLES [For the Kids, of course[
by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg. Great vivid color graphics by Nicole Rubel. Condition: NEW 1998 Dial Books for Young Readers hard cover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), third printing. Content: You'll have a good time too when you read these 42 riddles funny enough to raise the spirt of King Tut! Where do mummies swim? In the Dead Sea! What do mummies like to listen to? "Wrap" music. And Nicole Rubel brings these mummies to life with her madcap illustrations. Kids will laugh for hours over these easy-to-read, fun-to-share riddles about one of their favorite subjects. [1 copy available]
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MYTHOLOGY OF EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST: Myths and Legends of Egypt, Persia, Asia Minor, Sumer and Babylon
by Rachel Storm. Beautiful - yea verily, stunning - color photos illustrate. Condition: NEW 2003 Southwater (London) over-sized soft cover, first printing. Content: From the Angels and Djinn to the secrets of the Underworld, over 150 gods, animals and mythical stories from Ancient Egypt, Persia, Asia Minor, Sumer and Babylon are described. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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PHARAOH'S PEOPLE: Scenes From Life In Imperial Egypt
by T. G. H. James. B&W drawings and photos illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1984-6 Bodley Head/Univ. of Chicago Press Trade Paperback, no printing given. Light rubbing back cover at hinge. Interior perfect. Content: Popular interest in ancient Egypt has too often tended to focus on the deeds of rulers, great nobles, and priests. In this book, T.G.H. James by contrast examines the daily working lives of Egyptians lower down the social scale: bureaucrats, scribes, craftsmen, and workers of the land. James has drawn on the evidence of paintings and inscriptions from tombs and temples, from official archives, private correspondence, accounts, and dispatches. Most of the texts have been newly translated for this book and, in examining them, the author brings to life the fascinating intricacies of daily life under the Pharaohs. [1 copy available]
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THE PENGUIN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
by Bill Manley. Wonderful color maps & photos with some B&W photos. Condition: NEW 1999 Penguin (London) Trade Papaerback, 5th printing. Content: 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 5000 B.C. Recent archaeological evidence sheds new light on the vast architectural legacy of one of the world's oldest nations. Full-color maps and b&w illus. throughout. [Note: there is some history here, but this an Atlas and it's the maps that count. Excellent resource for Ancient Egypt buffs.] [1 copy available]
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PYRAMID (Fast Forward series)
by Nicholas Harris. Beautiful, vivid & historically accurate color illustrations by Peter Dennis. Condition: NEW 2002 Barron's large [10.6 x 10.5 x 0.3 (Apx 32 pages)] hardcover (pictorial boards), first U.S. edition, first printing. Content: This account starts around 2700 B.C. showing a site on the banks of the Nile River. The vivid illustrations cover a period of some 30 years, as a pyramid undergoes successive stages of construction, finally serving as a pharaoh’s tomb. Final illustrations bring the story forward to the present day. The pyramid is now a site visited by tourists and archaeologists. Original pictorial treatments of places and events in history make these books as entertaining as they are informative for young readers. Each title covers a single theme with a series of time-sequence illustrations that show how one location has changed over the course of history. Each illustration covers a large two-page spread. Tabs on page edges provide identifying historical dates for each picture, and have labels to explain details in the illustration. A Glossary at the back of each book defines relevant terms. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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THE RA EXPEDITIONS
by Thor Heyerdahl. Color photos throughout the book. Condition: Very good+ 1972 Signet paperback first printing. I don't think this book has been read, but it does have spine creases but at the photo inserts. Interior very clean & tight with light tanning to interior page edges. Content: Reviewer: "After his sailing from South America to Easter Island Thor has decided (after his visit to the pyramids in Egypt, where he saw the papyrus boats and after he saw that there were some Egyptian coins and pottery in South America) to make a papyrus boat and sail over Atlantic. He first employed two workers from Chad, where they were seen to make papyrus boats for lakes. They have sailed from egypt but the boat didn't manage to reach the American coast due to construction failure (as it was seen later, the boat was too heavy and they forgot to include the binding rope). Second attempt was made afterwards, this time the builders were Indians and they have constructed lighter boat. This one lasted till they reached American shore and has proven the theory that if Pharaoh has ordered to sail to America, the task could be achieved thanks to knowledge of ocean streams (and they had that knowledge for sure). We won't deprive Columbus for his "discovery" of America for quite some time. After all, he was the first after many years who sailed there where almost forgotten kings once made trade, allies and foes. we are slightly realizing that our ancestors weren't so barbaric and stupid as we thought of them, they were in some views even some steps ahead of us. Can we accept this fact or not?" This is a great true story - and so is Kon-Tiki. I know it's not really ancient history, but . . . [1 copy available]
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RAMSES: THE SON OF LIGHT (Volume 1) [Historical Fiction]
by Christian Jacq. B&W maps & decorations. Condition: UNREAD 1997 Warner Books Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny edgewear. Shelfwear diagonal crease back cover. Interior perfect. Content: At 14, Ramses, second son of the Pharaoh Seti, must begin to pass a series of royal tests designed to build his mental and physical prowess - or break him. Is Seti planning to leave the world's most powerful empire to Ramses, and not his corrupt brother Shaanar? Before he knows it, the younger price is surrounded by enemies and turning to his friends: Moses, the brilliant young Hebrew; Setau, the snake charmer and mage; Ahmeni, the frail scholar; and Iset and Nefertari, the two beautiful somen Ramses loves. And so begins the journey of the hero the world has yet to know. [1 copy available]
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THE SPHINX AND THE GREAT PYRAMID: Storehouses of Knowledge: A Record in Stone of Man's Attainment of the Christ Consciousness
by Etelka Holt. Blue & white photos, drawings, charts illustrate. Condition: NEW c. 1978 Summit University Press soft cover, fourth printing. Content: The Great Pyramid, monolith of mystery, energy symbol of man's fourfold being, seventh wonder of the Ancient World. "The Great White Brotherhood," an order of enlightened beings who came with the Ancient of Days to establish the nucleus of the religions of earth. What's the connection: New answers to an old riddle, Holt begins where other pyramidologists leaae off. What's the link between the "thirty-three initiations of the Christ" and the Great Pyramid. Are the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid tangible links with the fabled civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria? At last the monuments of the Gizeh plateau break their ancient silence to reveal the teachings of the "Ascended Masters." [1 copy available]
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UNWRAPPING A MUMMY (Egyptian Bookshelf)
by John H. Taylor. B&W "autopsy" and other photos. Small color photo section. Condition: NEW 1996 University of Texas Press Trade Paperback first printing. Content: Horemkenesi was an Egyptian priest and official who lived at Thebes in the eleventh century B.C. The unwrapping and scientific examination of his mummified body provided a rare opportunity to study the remains of a known historical figure using the most sophisticated technology and methods of analysis. By combining the results of this study with information from inscriptions on Horemkenesi's coffin and rock graffiti recording his work in the cemeteries of Thebes, it is possible to build up a fascinating picture of the life, death, and mummification of an ancient Egyptian. The first part of this book considers Horemkenesi's life and work against the backdrop of Upper Egypt in the troubled times of the early 20th Dynasty. The second part concentrates on the unwrapping of the mummy: its careful planning, how the delicate operation was carried out, and what discoveries were made. What did Horemkenesi look like? How old was he at death? What was the state of his health? Why did the embalmers not remove his brain, and why were his internal organs missing? These and other questions are answered in this stimulating book. [2 copies available]
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VALLEY OF THE KINGS
by John Romer. Color photo section. Condition: NEW 2003 Castle Books hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), reissue of 1981 edition. Content: Reviewer: "This is the place to go if you want to know anything about the Valley of Kings in Egypt. Mr. Romer's love of the past is quite clear. His presentation of the facts is well organized and on the whole presented in an interesting way." For more than 500 years, the Valley of the Kings held a thriving community--and then it disappeared from the historical records for hundreds of years. Here is the story of the tombs and the ancient royalty buried there, as well as the compelling archeological hunt for the past. Vividly written., authoritative, informative, and entertaining throughout. It is bound to become a classic of Egyptology. One of the best serious books on archeology to appear in many years. [1 copy available]
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WHEN EGYPT RULED THE EAST
by George Steindorff and Keith C. Seele. Revised by Keith Seele. B&W photos & drawings illustrate. Condition: UNREAD 1989 University of Chicago Press Trade Paperback, 14th printing. Tiny edge wear. Content: Here, adequately presented for the first time in English, is the fascinating story of a splendid culture that flourished thirty-five hundred years ago in the empire on the Nile: kings and conquests, gods and heroes, beautiful art, sculpture, poetry, architecture. Significant archeological discoveries are constantly being made in Egypt. In this revision Professor Steele has rewritten whole chapters on the basis of these new finds and offers several new conclusions to age-old problems. Reviewer: "Heavily revised, this book covers every possible aspect of Ancient Egypt culture, from the invasion of the Hyksos to hieroglyphs, from Egyptian art to its religion. The authors discuss the reigns of several pharaohs, including Thutmose III, Amenhotep IV and Tutankhamun. Containing many black and white illustrations, this is an interesting and informative book for beginners in Egyptology. [1 copy available]
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