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Despite this legacy, ancient Egypt remains shrouded in mystery. Much of what we know about this ancient civilization comes from archaeological excavations and ancient texts, which can be difficult to interpret. As a result, there is still much that we do not know about ancient Egypt. However, there are many excellent books that offer insights into this ancient civilization. By reading some of the best books about Ancient Egypt, you can gain a better understanding of this fascinating civilization and its place in history. Here are the best books on Ancient Egypt…

Antike Sudan : Mitteilungen der Sudanarchäologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin e. V. in print and eformat Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. The book examines such themes as the change in life and death in the Nile valley, some of the world’s first great masterpieces of art, architecture, and literature from ancient times. The authors are a global group of specialists who are at the forefront of their fields and outline the major sequence of political events, including in-depth analyses of the three so-called “intermediate periods” that were previously regarded as “dark ages” and are only now beginning to be better understood. In Death and Salvation, Assmann delves into images of death and death practices in ancient Egypt to offer fresh insights into the civilization as a whole. He extends his study of the death liturgy to a wide range of topics, from funerary texts and sculpture to tombs, mummies, and burial customs. In this book, the writer goes through nine distinct images of death: as the body being destroyed, social isolation, the court of the dead, a corpse, a mummy, a soul and ancestral spirit of the deceased person that resides in heaven after death; death as separation and passage; homecoming; and secret.Yes. This is, to my mind, one of the most original pieces of scholarship on Ancient Egypt published in the last 50 years – and there is a particular connection to me, because the author, Barry Kemp, was my lecturer at university. He also supervised my doctoral thesis, so I know him very well. But that is not the reason I chose the book! Ebooks are digital manifestations of written works. Broadly speaking they come in two forms: they are either 'born digital' or are digital reproductions of printed books. Many have enhanced functionality, while some have restrictive access and usage terms.

Actually, that was the very first Egyptology book that I bought with my own money. I bought it before going to university, in preparation for studying Egyptology. I have always loved atlases, and find them a very compelling way of presenting the world.Search SOLO, the University's resource discovery tool, for print and ejournals at Oxford. You can filter by topic, publisher and more. The author explains how the ancient painters created a method that was perfectly suited to expressing the Egyptians’ worldview, which was contained in their religious and funerary convictions. She investigates the many purposes of artistic goods in temples, tombs, and everyday life, and how they may be interpreted in light of their intended purpose. Ancient Egypt: The Definitive Visual History