Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century

Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century
Author: Zahi A. Hawass
Publisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789774247149

This comprehensive three-volume set marks the publication of the proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists, held in Cairo in 2000, the largest Congress since the inaugural meeting in 1979. Organized thematically to reflect the breadth and depth of the material presented at this event, these papers provide a survey of current Egyptological research at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The proceedings include the eight Millennium Debates led by esteemed Egyptologists, addressing key issues in the field, as well as nearly every paper presented at the Congress. The 275 papers cover the whole spectrum of Egyptological research. Grouped under the themes of archaeology, history, religion, language, conservation, and museology, and written in English, French, and German, these contributions together form the most comprehensive picture of Egyptology today.

Actes Du Neuvième Congrès International Des Égyptologues

Actes Du Neuvième Congrès International Des Égyptologues
Author: Jean Claude Goyon
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Total Pages: 1024
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789042917170

This massive 2 volume set contains 200 papers from the Congress, held in Grenoble, 6-12 Sept 2004. These papers cover the whole field of the present egyptological researches, from the Origins to the Graeco-roman period.

Historical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture

Historical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture
Author: Harco Willems
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2014-08-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004274995

Historical and Archaeological Aspects of Egyptian Funerary Culture, a thoroughly reworked translation of Les textes des sarcophages et la démocratie published in 2008, challenges the widespread idea that the “royal” Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom after a process of “democratisation” became, in the Middle Kingdom, accessible even to the average Egyptian in the form of the Coffin Texts. Rather they remained an element of elite funerary culture, and particularly so in the Upper Egyptian nomes. The author traces the emergence here of the so-called “nomarchs” and their survival in the Middle Kingdom. The site of Dayr al-Barshā, currently under excavation, shows how nomarch cemeteries could even develop into large-scale processional landscapes intended for the cult of the local ruler. This book also provides an updated list of the hundreds of (mostly unpublished) Middle Kingdom coffins and proposes a new reference system for these.

The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology

The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology
Author: Ian Shaw
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1300
Release: 2020-05-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199271879

The Oxford Handbook of Egyptology offers a comprehensive survey of the entire study of ancient Egypt, from prehistory through to the end of the Roman period. Authoritative yet accessible, and covering a wide range of topics, it is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and general readers alike.

The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt

The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt
Author: Alexander J. Peden
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789004121126

This book is the first overall attempt to offer insight into more than 2800 years of ancient Egyptian and Nubian hieroglyphic and hieratic graffiti. "a valuable guide to normal life and society in Ancient Egypt."

The Egyptian World

The Egyptian World
Author: Toby Wilkinson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2007-09-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136753761

Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries.Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters written by international experts. Each chapter gives an overvi

Ancient Egyptian Literature

Ancient Egyptian Literature
Author: Antonio Loprieno
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 743
Release: 2023-12-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004676716

This volume deals with the development and the characteristics of the literature of Ancient Egypt over a period of more than two millennia, from the monumental origins of autobiography at the end of the Old Kingdom (ca. 2150 BCE) down to the latest literary compositions in Demotic during the Graeco-Roman period (300 BCE-200 CE). This book, the result of an international co-operation among more than twenty scholars, is divided into sections devoted to the definition of literary discourse in Ancient Egypt; the history and genres of these texts, their linguistic and stylistic features; and the image of Ancient Egypt as displayed in later literary traditions of the Mediterranean world - Greek, Coptic, Arabic. With over thirty chapters, this volume provides an interdisciplinary account of current research in one of the methodologically most advanced fields of Egyptology.