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Abydos in the First Millennium AD

Author : Elisabeth R. O'Connell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789042939615
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Abydos in the First Millennium AD written by Elisabeth R. O'Connell and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout their long histories, Egypt's monuments have been adapted, reused and reimagined. At Abydos, the tombs of the first kings became a locus of the national cult of Osiris, which continued with permutations into the Roman period. In Late Antiquity, the oracle of Bes drew an international audience before it was probably closed under the emperor Constantius II c. AD 359. By the end of the 6th century, Bes was remembered as a demon, who was vanquished by the famous monk, Apa Moses of Abydos. Until now, the region's history has been told largely from the literary sources. Recent fieldwork at Abydos offers deeper and more nuanced understanding of the region. This volume brings together the evidence from six major fieldwork projects and the British Museum collection in order to present the archaeology of Abydos in the First Millennium AD, when traditional ritual practices were largely replaced by Christianity and, later, Islam was introduced. Each paper details the adaptation of earlier architecture, artefacts, or both, including wall paintings, pottery, inscriptions, papyri and ostraca, and other objects of daily life.

The Art of Ancient Egypt

Author : Gay Robins
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674030657
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Ancient Egypt written by Gay Robins and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated history of over 3,000 years of Egyptian artwork arranged chronologically from the early dynastic period to the Ptolemaic period.

Elephant Tears

Author : Richard Trout
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455603800
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Elephant Tears written by Richard Trout and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-31 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling adventure by the author of Cayman Gold, a zoologist and his family must fight criminals and save animals in the African wilderness. In this second novel in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series, zoologist Dr. Jack MacGregor again strives to protect the earth’s dwindling resources and endangered animals, this time by pursuing an international cartel that is exploiting elephants in East Africa. The family’s three teenagers, Chris, Heather, and Ryan, become part of the action and help their father find a solution. They team up with native Africans and a seasoned American aviator to save the animals and bring the exploiters to justice. Mr. Trout’s expansive research, meticulous attention to detail, and the story's exotic locales make Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant an authentic and fascinating journey for young readers as they visit Serengeti, Amboseli, Masai Mara, and Mount Kilimanjaro. According to Leah Sparks of VOYA, Mr. Trout “respectfully depicts the native Africans and their tradition without glossing over their problems.” Readers learn environmental issues as they follow the adventures and keen insights of the teens in this fast-paced thriller, and they see how the MacGregor teenagers grow in discipline, self-reliance, and respect for other cultures. Praise for Elephant Tears ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION SCHOLASTIC READING COUNTS! “An action-packed journey for young adults through the trials and triumphs of wildlife conservation in the African bush.” —Delia and Mark Owens, zoologists, authors of Cry of the Kalahari and The Eye of the Elephant

Czar of Alaska

Author : Richard Trout
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455603237
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Czar of Alaska written by Richard Trout and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After surviving a hurricane in the Caribbean, ivory poachers in East Africa, and a Cairo crime syndicate racing up the Nile, zoologist Jack MacGregor, his paleontologist wife, Mavis, and children, Chris, Ryan, and Heather, head to the wilderness of Alaska and encounter an unusual new threat from ecoterrorists. As in all MacGregor Family Adventure Series novels, the MacGregors are once again caught in a web of intriguing characters full of danger, deception, and plenty of techno-thrilling surprises. Three Russian Orthodox priests seek the religious artifact the Cross of Charlemagne, while their rivals, a rogue Vatican priest and a renowned Polish archaeologist, are following a trail across Alaska left by early Russian settlers, hoping to reach the treasure first. Meanwhile, an ominous international team of ecoterrorists armed with state-of-the-art weapons are determined to prevent oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and get rid of Jack MacGregor once and for all. Featuring an entertaining cast of characters including the MacGregor teens' new friend, Roy Nageak, an Inupiat native, Czar of Alaska is fast paced and action packed. Vivid descriptions of the exhilarating Alaskan mountains create the setting for a harrowing encounter with a grizzly bear, daring dogsled and helicopter excursions, and plenty of sibling rivalry and family challenges. With the aid of a local historian, the Russian Orthodox priests, a member of the native Alutiq tribe, and a seasoned FBI agent, the MacGregors strive to recover lost treasures and unwittingly find themselves trapped in a situation that has them fighting for their lives. As with all of Richard Trout's books in the MacGregor Family Adventure Series, the book begins with a description of a historic event, putting readers in the throes of an a.d. 788 battle in the Bavarian Alps that sets the drama of the Cross of Charlemagne in motion.

Ancient Egyptian Imperialism

Author : Ellen Morris
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119467675
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Imperialism written by Ellen Morris and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-05-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a broad and unique look at Ancient Egypt during its long age of imperialism Written for enthusiasts and scholars of pharaonic Egypt, as well as for those interested in comparative imperialism, this book provides a look at some of the most intriguing evidence for grand strategy, low-level insurgencies, back-room deals, and complex colonial dynamics that exists for the Bronze Age world. It explores the actions of a variety of Egypt’s imperial governments from the dawn of the state until 1069 BCE as they endeavored to control fiercely independent mountain dwellers in Lebanon, urban populations in Canaan and Nubia, highly mobile Nilotic pastoralists, and predatory desert raiders. The book is especially valuable as it foregrounds the reactions of local populations and their active roles in shaping the trajectory of empire. With its emphasis on the experimental nature of imperialism and its attention to cross-cultural comparison and social history, this book offers a fresh perspective on a fascinating subject. Organized around central imperial themes—which are explored in depth at particular places and times in Egypt’s history—Ancient Egyptian Imperialism covers: Trade Before Empire—Empire Before the State (c. 3500-2686); Settler Colonialism (c. 2400-2160); Military Occupation (c. 2055-1775); Creolization, Collaboration, Colonization (c. 1775-1295); Motivation, Intimidation, Enticement (c. 1550-1295); Organization and Infrastructure (c. 1458-1295); Outwitting the State (c. 1362-1332); Conversions and Contractions in Egypt’s Northern Empire (c. 1295-1136); and Conversions and Contractions in Egypt’s Southern Empire (c. 1550-1069). Offers a wider focus of Egypt’s experimentation with empire than is covered by general Egyptologists Draws analogies to tactics employed by imperial governments and by dominated peoples in a variety of historically documented empires, both old world and new Answers questions such as “how often and to what degree did imperial blueprints undergo revisions?” Ancient Egyptian Imperialism is an excellent text for students and scholars of history, comparative history, and ancient history, as well for those interested in political science, anthropology, and the Biblical World.

Kingship and the Gods

Author : Henri Frankfort
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226260119
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Kingship and the Gods written by Henri Frankfort and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1978-07-15 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic study clearly establishes a fundamental difference in viewpoint between the peoples of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. By examining the forms of kingship which evolved in the two countries, Frankfort discovered that beneath resemblances fostered by similar cultural growth and geographical location lay differences based partly upon the natural conditions under which each society developed. The river flood which annually renewed life in the Nile Valley gave Egyptians a cheerful confidence in the permanence of established things and faith in life after death. Their Mesopotamian contemporaries, however, viewed anxiously the harsh, hostile workings of nature. Frank's superb work, first published in 1948 and now supplemented with a preface by Samuel Noah Kramer, demonstrates how the Egyptian and Mesopotamian attitudes toward nature related to their concept of kingship. In both countries the people regarded the king as their mediator with the gods, but in Mesopotamia the king was only the foremost citizen, while in Egypt the ruler was a divine descendant of the gods and the earthly representative of the God Horus.

The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum

Author : Faye Kalloniatis
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 : 1789251974
Total Pages : 1160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum written by Faye Kalloniatis and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum represents the first full publication of this important collection which contains several outstanding objects. Part 1 begins with an outline of the acquisition history of the Egyptian collection and its display within Norwich Castle in 1894, when it was converted from a prison to a museum. The collection was largely acquired between the nineteenth and first part of the twentieth centuries. Its most prominent donor was Flaxman Spurrell, whose varied collection of flints, faience beads and necklaces as well as Late Antique cloths was obtained from Sir Flinders Petrie. Also prominent was the Norwich-based Colman family, most notable for its manufacture of mustard, whose collection was purchased in Egypt during the late-C19. Also included in this part are essays on several of the museum’s outstanding items – Ipu’s shroud, a rare early 18th Dynasty example with fragments also held in Cairo; the 22nd Dynasty finely decorated and well-preserved cartonnage and wooden lid of the priest, Ankh-hor; and the exceptional model granary of Nile clay painted with lively scenes, one showing the owner, Intef, playing senet. Part 2 is a detailed catalogue of the complete collection. It is organised into sections with objects grouped together mainly according to type – stelae, shabtis, scarabs, jewellery, amulets, vessels, flints, lamps, inscribed Book of the Dead fragments, metal figurines, and Late Antique cloths; and also according to function – such as cosmetics& grooming, and architectural & furniture elements. The inscribed materials have all been translated and individual entries give examples or parallels. Seventy colour plates illustrate each object.

Bulletin

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Writing of Gods

Author : Racheli Shalomi-Hen
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447052740
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book The Writing of Gods written by Racheli Shalomi-Hen and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the development of the divine classifiers in the Egyptian script system from the beginning of writing to the end of the Old Kingdom. The first part discusses the falcon on the standard and the ways in which ancient Egyptian writing system expressed the idea of divine kingship. The seated bearded man is the focus of the second part, in which the author follows the sign from its first appearance as a classifier of foreign peoples to its identification with the god Osiris. The third part is dedicated to divine markers and the structure of the divine category in the Pyramid Texts. This part surveys the special orthographic constraints of the Pyramid Texts, as well as the evolution of the female divine classifiers. Although the book concentrates on orthographic processes, it takes into account the broader religious context of the Old Kingdom. Hence, the relations between the sun-god Re and the king, as well as the special role of the Great God in the private inscriptions and the appearance of Osiris as a foreigner are also discussed.

Ancient Egyptian Chronology

Author : Erik Hornung
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047404009
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Chronology written by Erik Hornung and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with the chronology of Ancient Egypt from the fourth millennium until the Hellenistic Period. An initial section reviews the foundations of Egyptian chronology, both ancient and modern, from annals and kinglists to C14 analyses of archaeological data. Specialists discuss sources, compile lists of known dates, and analyze biographical information in the section devoted to relative chronology. The editors are responsible for the final section which attempts a synthesis of the entire range of available data to arrive at alternative absolute chronologies. The prospective readership includes specialists in Near Eastern and Aegean studies as well as Egyptologists.

Chiefly the Orient

Author : George Peabody Gardner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Chiefly the Orient written by George Peabody Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Following Osiris

Author : Mark Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191089761
Total Pages : 779 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Following Osiris written by Mark Smith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 779 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what the prerequisites were for enjoying its benefits. It does not seek to provide a continuous or comprehensive account of Egyptian ideas on this subject, but rather focuses on five distinct periods in their development, spread over four millennia. The periods in question are ones in which significant changes in Egyptian ideas about Osiris and the dead are known to have occurred or where it has been argued that they did, as Egyptian aspirations for the Osirian afterlife took time to coalesce and reach their fullest form of expression. An important aim of the book is to investigate when and why such changes happened, treating religious belief as a dynamic rather than a static phenomenon and tracing the key stages in the development of these aspirations, from their origin to their demise, while illustrating how they are reflected in the textual and archaeological records. In doing so, it opens up broader issues for exploration and draws meaningful cross-cultural comparisons to ask, for instance, how different societies regard death and the dead, why people convert from one religion to another, and why they abandon belief in a god or gods altogether.

The A-Group Royal Cemetery at Qustul

Author : Bruce Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The A-Group Royal Cemetery at Qustul written by Bruce Williams and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Temples Along the Nile

Author : Sarah Symons
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1785891405
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Temples Along the Nile written by Sarah Symons and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowhere on earth has a river like the Nile played such an important role in preserving the life of an entire nation... Temples Along the Nile transports the reader down the Nile to visit the concentration of the best-preserved temples in the world, with vivid descriptions of the wonderful wall paintings and carvings to be found there – some in near-perfect condition, even after thousands of years. The Ramesseum was certainly a lasting memorial to the great Ramses II, and although there was very little left of the interior apart from the very decorative columns, the temple still provided the visitor with a wealth of interest, with the spirit of Ramses dominating every single corner… Perhaps the most interesting sites explored in the book are the iconic rock temples of Ramses II and his queen, Neferatari, at Abu Simbel. The pharaohs were believed to have been chosen by the gods themselves, and as such, the temples serve as fitting tributes to those who were held in such high regard by the Ancient Egyptian population. Readers will also discover how the temples functioned at the time of the pharaohs, as priests would carry out daily rituals of purification in the presence of the gods and goddesses. Finally, the book concludes with a lesson on how these extraordinary temples were saved from being flooded by the creation of the vast reservoir Lake Nasser. Temples Along the Nile provides a fascinating glimpse into Ancient Egyptian history. It will appeal to both amateur and professional historians, as well as those with an interest in world travel.

Egypt

Author : Dan Richardson
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781843530503
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Egypt written by Dan Richardson and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides practical advice on planning a trip to Egypt; describes points of interest in each section of the country; and includes information on restaurants, nightspots, shops, and lodging.

Abydos

Author : Ilona Regulski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789042937987
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Abydos written by Ilona Regulski and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume is the first of two complementary volumes that explore Abydos through the lenses of the latest archaeological, archival and collections research, building upon a colloquium and workshop held at the British Museum in 2015. Volume 2 presents a focussed view on Abydos in the post-pharaonic period. Chosen as the burial ground for the first kings of Egypt, Abydos became a site of great antiquity, and its ancient sanctity may have conferred legitimacy on the individuals buried there. The site soon became the cult centre for Egypt's most popular god, Osiris, who ruled the netherworld and guaranteed every Egyptian eternal life after death. As a result of continued ritual performance, endowments and pilgrimage, a vast landscape of chapels and tombs, temples and towns, developed. For millennia, Abydos was one of the most consecrated sites of Egypt. The contributions in this volume will address the social and cultural dynamics of an ever-changing landscape serving this unique ritual narrative.

The Birds of Ancient Egypt

Author : Patrick F. Houlihan
Publisher : Oxbow Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (885 download)

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Download or read book The Birds of Ancient Egypt written by Patrick F. Houlihan and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as a sumptuously produced and finely illustrated outstanding contribution to ancient Egyptian studies, this facsimile reprint of Patrick Houlihan’s 1986 comprehensive study makes a welcome return in the Oxbow Classics in Egyptology series. Animals of all kinds are amply illustrated in Egyptian art, none more so than birds, in both secular and religious contexts and in hieroglyphic scripts. A great variety of bird species has for millennia made twice yearly migrations passing over Egypt, which is also an important overwintering area for many. These migrant birds, together with indigenous species were an abundant and easily exploited source of food for ancient Egyptians, for domestication and status display. Tomb scenes displaying birds provided as food for the deceased are abundant, as are procession scenes of offering with bearers bringing gifts of fowl. Many birds also had religious associations. Houlihan provides a systematic and unparalleled survey of all the bird life depicted by the ancient Egyptians in art and hieroglyphic writing, some 72 species (plus bats), with a list of known mummified species, and discussions on their religious and secular associations and many illustrations. Their present-day distributions are compared with that known from the time of the Pharoahs. A checklist of the birds of modern Egypt is provided by Steven Goodman.