Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology & Ancient Sources
Dynasties, Monuments, Religion, and Primary Sources of the Nile ValleyBy Arthur Gilman, George Rawlinson, E. A. Wallis Budge, Gaston Maspero, Agnes Sophia Griffith Johns
Length36h 22m
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Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology & Ancient Sources surveys the Egyptian past through a deliberately capacious union of historical narrative, archaeological interpretation, philological inquiry, and engagement with textual evidence. Its contents move between dynastic politics, monumental landscapes, religious culture, material remains, and the often-fragmentary voices preserved in inscriptions and manuscripts. The collection's significance lies in its juxtaposition of broad historical synthesis with the close reading of artifacts and ancient testimony, allowing the grandeur of temples, tombs, and royal records to be considered alongside the practical problems of reconstructing antiquity. The volume gathers influential nineteenth- and early twentieth-century interpreters of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East, including historians, Egyptologists, translators, and archaeological writers. Their approaches reflect the formative era of modern Egyptology, when excavations, museum collections, decipherment, and comparative historical methods were reshaping European understandings of the pharaonic world. Though shaped by the assumptions of their period, these varied scholarly voices illuminate the development of the discipline and collectively demonstrate how historical knowledge is assembled from monuments, languages, and surviving documents. Recommended for students and general readers alike, this anthology offers an unusually rich encounter with both ancient Egypt and the history of its study. It invites readers to compare methods, assess evidence, and trace productive dialogues among historical, archaeological, and textual perspectives within one illuminating volume.
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Length36 hrs 22 mins
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Publish dateNov 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Historical Works of Xenophon (Annotated)
2Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology & Ancient Sources
3Historical Books
4History of Ancient Egypt (pt. 1)
5History of Ancient Egypt (pt. 2)
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6History of Ancient Egypt (pt. 3)
7History of Ancient Egypt (pt. 4)
8History of Ancient Egypt (pt. 5)
9Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
102. THE TEMPLE. (pt. 1)
112. THE TEMPLE. (pt. 2)
122. THE TEMPLE. (pt. 3)
13Literature of Ancient Egypt (pt. 1)
14Literature of Ancient Egypt (pt. 2)
15Literature of Ancient Egypt (pt. 3)
16Literature of Ancient Egypt (pt. 4)
17Primary Sources for the History of Ancient Egypt
18The Book of the Dead
19The Rosetta Stone
20The Book of Egypt: Histories of Herodotus (pt. 1)
21The Book of Egypt: Histories of Herodotus (pt. 2)
22Hymn to the Nile
23The Laments of Isis and Nephthys
24Great Hymn to Aten
25Hymn to Osiris-Sokar
26The Precepts of Ptah-Hotep
27The Victory of Ramses II Over the Khita
28An Account of the Battle of Megiddo
29Charm for the Protection of a Child
30Stories & Poems of Ancient Egypt
31Tale of the Doomed Prince
32The Magic Book
33The Dialogue of a Misanthrope with His Own Soul
34Ancient Egyptian Love Poems
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