Egypt of the Pharaohs: An IntroductionClarendon Press, 1961 - 461 pages The mysteries of Ancient Egypt, the wonderland of the Pharaohs, have always held the world in awe. Now available in new covers, this volume provides a comprehensive history of this fascinating land from its earliest days to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. Gardiner presents background on Egyptian language, the writing, the land, its neighbors, and resources, with a special section devoted to the Egyptian method of determining chronological dates. He then follows with a concise history of Egypt from the time of the Old Kingdom, through the Ramesside period, up to the last days of Egyptian independence around 323 B.C. Authoritative and meticulously researched, Egypt of the Pharaohs is an enticing introduction to the study of this ancient civilization. |
Table des matières
BOOK I | 1 |
The Egyptian Language and Writing | 11 |
The Land its Neighbours and Resources | 27 |
BOOK II | 72 |
The Rise and Fall of the Middle Kingdom | 107 |
From Collapse to Recovery | 147 |
The Theban Supremacy | 177 |
The Religious Revolution and After | 212 |
Egypt under Foreign Rule | 316 |
The Last Assertions of Independence | 352 |
147 | 353 |
BOOK III | 384 |
Manethos First Two Dynasties Epilogue | 400 |
APPENDIX The Kings of Egypt from Manetho the King | 429 |
ADDENDA | 454 |
455 | |
Expressions et termes fréquents
¹ JEA Abydos Africanus Akhenaten Amen-Re Amenōphis Ammenemēs Amōsis Amun ancient ANET army Asiatic Aten belonging Cairo cartouche chieftain Delta depicted Dêr Djoser DYNASTY MANETHO Egyptian epithet evidence excavations father funerary Gerzean Greek Heracleopolis Herodotus Hieracōnpolis hieroglyphic high-priest Hittite Horus Horus-name Hyksōs important inscriptions Inyōtef Karnak Kienitz king-lists king's kings of Dyn known land later less Libyan London Lower Egypt Majesty Manetho Memphis Mēnēs Menthotpe mentioned monarch monuments mummy Museum Na'rmer Napata Nekō Nile nome Nomen Nubia Old Kingdom Osiris Osorkōn Palermo Stone palette papyrus period Persian Petrie Pharaoh Piopi PM vii predynastic Prenomen priests princes Psammētichus pyramid queen Ramesses Ramesses II records reign royal rulers Sakkâra Senwosre serekh Seth Sethōs Shebitku Shōshenk stela successor Tanis Tefnakhte temple Theban Thebes thou tion tomb town Turin Canon Tutankhamun Tuthmōsis Upper Egypt Vandier vizier Wâdy ZÄS