Discover the fascinating details of life under the pharaohs - and their extraordinary legacy - in this comprehensive e-guide to Egypt's ancient civilization.
Encompassing 3,000 years and 31 Egyptian dynasties, from the time of Narmer to that of Cleopatra, this fresh appraisal of ancient treasures helps you to navigate the political intrigues and cultural achievements of the Ancient Egyptians, from the Pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza to the Great Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria.
You will meet pharaohs such as Tutankhamun - whose mummified remains and lavish grave goods reveal so much about the society and its beliefs - as well as influential women such as Hatshepsut and Nefertiti, and warriors including Alexander the Great. Lavish photographs reveal the craftsmanship of their scribes, artists, and metal workers, and the tomb paintings and relief carvings that captured the everyday life of farmers, artisans, soldiers, and traders in exquisite detail. Specially commissioned CGI reconstructions use the latest scientific information to recreate the finest tombs, temples, and pyramids.
Beautifully illustrated, and unparalleled in scope, Ancient Egypt is the perfect ebook for anyone with an interest in ancient civilizations and Egyptology.
Author(s): SNAPE, STEVEN
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Year: 2021
Language: English
Commentary: Guide to Egypt's ancient civilization, Visual Guide to Egypt's ancient civilization, VISUAL HISTORY
Pages: 321
Tags: Guide to Egypt's ancient civilization, Visual Guide to Egypt's ancient civilization, VISUAL HISTORY
contents
Introduction
Chronology of dynasties
1 Early Egypt c. 4400 –2686 BCE
Introduction
Chronology and kings
The River Nile
Farming the Black Land
Sailing on the Nile
Local government
Predynastic Egypt
Cities of mud
Predynastic pottery
Hierakonpolis
Early temples and deities
Gods and goddesses
The unification of Egypt
The invention of writing
The Narmer Palette
Royal tombs at Abydos
The first kings of Egypt
Private tombs
2 The Old Kingdom c. 2686 –2055 BCE
Introduction
Djoser’s Step Pyramid
Working with stone
The 4th & 5th Dynasties
The true pyramid
The pyramids of Giza
Khufu’s pyramid
The Great Sphinx
The Pyramid Texts
Mastaba tombs
False door
Painting techniques
Fashion in the Old Kingdom
Royal mortuary temples
Music and dance
Southern expeditions
End of the Old Kingdom
First Intermediate Period
Ankhtify and the Intefs
Montuhotep II
3 The Middle Kingdom c. 2055 –1550 BCE
Introduction
Kings of the 12th Dynasty
Royal building projects
Provincial cemeteries
Coffin of Khnumnakht
Senwosret III
Towns and houses
Sports and games
A healthy diet
Medicine
Magic wands
Foreign expeditions
Jewellery
The Myth of Osiris
Abydos
Egypt and Nubia
Buhen Fortress
Storytelling
Time of unrest
4 The Early New Kingdom c. 1550 –1295 BCE
Introduction
Expelling the Hyksos
Weapons and warfare
A family at war
Hair and cosmetics
Empire builders
Hatshepsut
Childhood
Hatshepsut’s temple
Thebes
The Valley of the Kings
Consolidating the empire
Theban tombs
Private statues
New Kingdom fashion
Duties of the vizier
Amenhotep III
Queen Tiy
Akhenaten
The Amarna Letters
Amarna
House of Ranefer
Nefertiti
Royal palaces
Tutankhamen
The tomb of Tutankhamen
End of the 18th Dynasty
5 The Late New Kingdom c. 1295 –1069 BCE
Introduction
Seti I
Karnak temple complex
The Precinct of Amen
Theban mortuary temples
The Book of the Dead
Religious festivals
Ramesses II
Family and foes
Ramesses in Nubia
Monuments at Thebes
Memphis
Sacred graffiti
Khaemwese
End of the 19th Dynasty
Life at Deir el-Medina
Deir el-Medina
Personal worship
Tomb of Sennedjem
Ramesses III
Threatening invaders
Ramesses IV–XI
Tomb robberies
Figured ostraca
6 The Late Period c. 1069 –332 BCE
Introduction
Third Intermediate Period
Tanis
Mummification
The coffins of Djeddjehutyefankh
Shabtis
Nubian pharaohs
The Saite Period
Inspired by the past
27th–31st Dynasties
Animal cults
Pets
The Graeco-Roman Period c. 332 BCE –395 CE
Introduction
Alexander the Great
The early Ptolemies
Alexandria
Egyptian Hellenism
Traditional religion
Graeco-Roman temples
Philae Temple
The later Ptolemies
Cleopatra VII
The end of ancient Egypt
The Rosetta Stone
Egyptian and world history
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
