The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
Toby Wilkinson
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| ‘Full, revealing and efficiently cross-referenced: and the illustrations show just how well Thames & Hudson can do this kind of book’ | | – Northern Earth |
| ‘A lively, readable, and awesomely up-to-date work of reference’ | – Dr John Ray,
University of Cambridge |
Ancient Egyptian civilization offers a dazzling – sometimes bewildering – array of kings and dynasties, gods and goddesses, temples and tombs. This new dictionary provides a comprehensive, authoritative reference guide to an endlessly fascinating subject.
• The most extensive and up-to-date single-volume Dictionary of Ancient Egypt – an indispensable guide to the greatest civilization of the ancient world
• Separate entry for every significant king of Egypt from the unification of the country in c. 3000 BC to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC
• Famous pharaohs such as Khufu (Cheops), Akhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great as well as lesser-known kings such as Rudamun and Takelot
• All the major sites from Alexandria to Abu Simbel, Giza to Thebes, and less familiar monuments from Abgig to Zawiyet el-Aryan
• Covers queens and courtiers, gods and goddesses, temples and tombs, as well as literature, language and medicine
• What was the Aten? How did they make mummies? Where was the land of Punt? Who performed at the sed festival? When was the battle of Kadesh?
• Authoritative text, incorporating the latest research and discoveries
• Superb illustrations, many in colour, across the full range of topics – objects, jewelry, statues, art and architecture, landscapes
• Includes king-list and reference section with maps and key site plans
Toby Wilkinson holds a doctorate in Egyptology from the University of Cambridge. His other publications include Early Dynastic Egypt, Genesis of the Pharaohs and Lives of the Ancient Egyptians (2007).
Also of interest:
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
The Complete Pyramids
The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt
The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt
Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of
the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Lives of the Ancient Egyptians
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500051372 | | ISBN-13 978-0500051375 | | | | 25.5 x 18.3 cm | | Hardback | | 272pp | | 316 illustrations, 163 in colour | | First published 2005 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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