E. A. Wallis Budge

Notes For Travellers In Egypt (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2008. This encyclopaedic work on ancient Egypt was specially commissioned by Thomas Cook for their Egyptian tours. Today, it is unrivalled as a reliable general source for those interested in any aspect of Egypt, including early excavations, the Nile, Egyptian writing, ancient buildings, cities and kings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 706
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136203480
• Artikelnr.: 38255434

Autorenporträt

E. A. Wallis Budge, author of many books on Egyptology, was once Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian antiques in the British Museum.

Inhaltsangabe

Map of Egypt
Introduction
Preface to the Seventh Edition
Excavations in 1901-02
Egyptian History and its sources
Historical Summary
Dates assigned to the Egyptian Dynasties by Egyptologists
Progress in Egypt under British Rule
The Country of Egypt
The Nomes of Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians
The Nile
The Oases
Ancient Egyptian Buildings
Sculpture
Painting
dc.
Egyptian Writing
A list of some Hieroglyphic Signs
Arabic Alphabet
Coptic Alphabet
Egyptian Months
The Religion and Gods of Egypt
The Modern Egyptians
Sketch of Coptic History
The Arabs
Muhammad
etc
Alexandria
Damanhur
Kafr ez-Zaiyat
Tanta
Benha el-'Asal
Rosetta Stone
Suez and the Suez Canal
Cairo
Heliopolis
The Pyramids of Gizeh
The Sphinx
The Temple of the Sphinx
The Tomb of Numbers
Campbell's Tomb
The Pyramids of Abu-Roash
The Pyramids of Abusir
Bedrashen
Memphis
and Sakkarah
The Statue of Rameses II.
The Step Pyramid
The Tomb of Thi
Mariette's House
The Pyramids of DahshUr
The Quarries of Ma'sara and Turra
The Pyramid of Medum
Upper Egypt Railway
Wasta and the Fayyum
The White and Red Monasteries
Akhmim
Menshiah
Girgeh
Abydos ... Part/contents. Roda Gauge
Index