All Things Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World [2 volumes]
byLisa K. Sabbahy, PhD, is assistant professor of Egyptology at the American University of Cairo, Egypt.
20190531
Greenwood
Pages | 672 |
Topics | World History;Geography and World Cultures: Countries and Regions;Amulets;Coffins and Sarcophagi;Human Sacrifice;Leather;Mummies, Royal;Priests;Sticks and Staves;Temples, State;Tomb Robbery |
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Lisa K. Sabbahy. All Things Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World [2 volumes]. Greenwood, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440855139.
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Written by specialists in the field of Egyptology, this book is a readable introduction to ancient Egypt, covering all anticipated subjects and stressing the monuments and material culture of this remarkable ancient civilization.
• Presents a timeline to succinctly identify key events in the history of ancient Egypt• Provides an introduction of the physical geography of ancient Egypt and an overview of the history of that civilization
• Offers alphabetically arranged reference entries written by expert contributors for fundamental information about the material culture and social institutions of ancient Egypt
• Features excerpts from primary source documents to give readers first-hand accounts of ancient Egyptian civilization
• Cites works for further reading to complement a bibliography at the close of the work
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Table of Contents
All Things Ancient Egypt: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World [2 volumes]
Author(s): Lisa K. SabbahyContributors: Sabbahy, Lisa;Abstract:Written by specialists in the field of Egyptology, this book is a readable introduction to ancient Egypt, covering all anticipated subjects and stressing the monuments and material culture of this remarkable ancient civilization.
• Presents a timeline to succinctly identify key events in the history of ancient Egypt• Provides an introduction of the physical geography of ancient Egypt and an overview of the history of that civilization
• Offers alphabetically arranged reference entries written by expert contributors for fundamental information about the material culture and social institutions of ancient Egypt
• Features excerpts from primary source documents to give readers first-hand accounts of ancient Egyptian civilization
• Cites works for further reading to complement a bibliography at the close of the work
Editor(s): Sabbahy, Lisa;SortTitle: all things ancient egypt: an encyclopedia of the ancient egyptian world [2 volumes]Author Info:Lisa K. SabbahyeditorLisa K. Sabbahy, PhD, is assistant professor of Egyptology at the American University of Cairo, Egypt.
eISBN-13: 9781440855139Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440855139.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440855122Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 672Publication Date: 20190531Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Volume 1 v6
- Guide to Related Topics xiii14
- Preface xvii18
- Acknowledgments xix20
- Introduction xxi22
- Timeline of Ancient Egyptian History xxix30
- Entries A–K 134
- Abu Ghurab 134
- Abu Simbel 235
- Abusir 336
- Abydos 639
- Administration 1043
- Afterlife 1346
- Agriculture 1750
- Amulets 1952
- Amun 2356
- Animals 2760
- Animals, Sacred and Mummies 2962
- Army 3366
- Art 3568
- Astronomy 3871
- Aten 4376
- Autobiographical Inscriptions 4578
- Barque, Sacred 4982
- Basketry and Cordage 5285
- Beads 5487
- Beer 5689
- Beni Hasan 5891
- Birds 6093
- Book of the Dead 6497
- Bread 6699
- Bubastis 69102
- Calendar 71104
- Canopic Jar and Box 73106
- Chariot 77110
- Childbirth 80113
- Cities and Villages 84117
- Clothing 86119
- Coffin Texts 87120
- Coffins and Sarcophagi 92125
- Color Symbolism 97130
- Colossi of Memnon 98131
- Cosmetics and Toiletries 99132
- Cosmology 102135
- Crime and Punishment 106139
- Crowns 109142
- Cult Ritual, Temple 113146
- Dahshur 117150
- Dance 119152
- Decipherment 123156
- Deification 126159
- Deir el-Medina 128161
- Demons 131164
- Dendera 133166
- Dental Health 135168
- Deserts 136169
- Diplomacy 138171
- Disease 141174
- Edfu 145178
- Education 147180
- Elephantine 151184
- Ethics 154187
- Ethnicity 157190
- Faience 161194
- Families 162195
- Felines 165198
- Female Figurines 169202
- Fish 172205
- Flowers 174207
- Food 177210
- Footwear 179212
- Foreign Relations and Treaties 182215
- Foreigners 185218
- Forts and Fortifications 188221
- Foundation Deposits 193226
- Funerary Books, Royal 194227
- Furniture and Woodworking 197230
- Gardens 203236
- Gebel Barkal 204237
- Gender and Sex 207240
- Giza 210243
- Glass 213246
- Goddesses, Minor 216249
- Gods, Minor 220253
- God’s Wife of Amun 224257
- Gold 227260
- Graffiti 230263
- Hair and Wigs 233266
- Harem 237270
- Hathor 240273
- Hawara 242275
- Headrests 244277
- Heliopolis 246279
- Hierakonpolis 248281
- Horus 250283
- Houses 253286
- Human Sacrifice 257290
- Hunting 260293
- Iron 265298
- Isis 266299
- Jewelry 269302
- Kadesh, Battle of (ca. 1274 BCE) 273306
- Karnak 276309
- Kerma 280313
- King Lists 282315
- Kingship 284317
- Kingship Myths 288321
- Kush 290323
- Volume 2 299332
- Guide to Related Topics 309342
- Entries L–Z 313346
- Labor 313346
- Lahun 314347
- Language and Script 317350
- Law 321354
- Leather 322355
- Libraries 325358
- Lisht 329362
- Literacy and Orality 330363
- Literature, Fiction 333366
- Lower Egypt 338371
- Maat 341374
- Magic 343376
- Marriage and Divorce 347380
- Mathematics 349382
- Medicine and Doctors 352385
- Megiddo, Battle of (ca. 1457 BCE) 355388
- Meidum 358391
- Memphis 360393
- Mining 362395
- Mummies, Royal 366399
- Mummification 369402
- Music and Musical Instruments 373406
- Myth 376409
- Myths, Creation 381414
- Nile River 385418
- Nomes and Provincial Administration 386419
- Nubia 390423
- Obelisk 395428
- Offerings, Votive 397430
- Officials 401434
- Opening of the Mouth 403436
- Opet Festival 405438
- Oracles 408441
- Osiris 409442
- Palaces 415448
- Personal Names 419452
- Philae Island 421454
- Police 423456
- Pottery 424457
- Predynastic Period (ca. 5300–3000 BCE) 429462
- Priestesses 432465
- Priests 433466
- Ptah 436469
- Ptolemaic Egypt (305–30 BCE) 438471
- Punt 440473
- Pyramid Construction 443476
- Pyramid Texts 445478
- Pyramids 449482
- Quarrying 455488
- Queens 459492
- Ra 463496
- Religion, Personal 465498
- Roman Egypt (30 BCE–395 CE) 469502
- Royal Regalia 472505
- Royal Titulary 475508
- Sakkara 479512
- Scarab 481514
- Scribes and Scribal Equipment 483516
- Sculpture and Sculptors 487520
- Sea Peoples 491524
- Seals and Sealing 494527
- Sed Festival 497530
- Seth 499532
- Ships and Shipping 502535
- Silver 507540
- Sledge 508541
- Sphinx, Great 510543
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