Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

by Margaret Bunson

Book Overview

With new discoveries emerging on an ongoing basis, it is more important than ever to have a comprehensive reference that features the most current information available on the significant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517203804
• ISBN13: 9780517203804
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Gramercy Books
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.8" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

So Much Information.

So much information packed into this Hardcover book, I got this couple years back at Universal Studios Orlando, Or Busch Gardens Tampa Fla? I don't remember, but it was in A Egyptian themed section of the park? Now that I think about it, it's probably Busch Gardens. Wonderful jam Packed book. Literally A ENCYCLOPEDIA of Ancient Egypt. All the Gods/Pharaohs are here. Ramses, the Young King Tut, Cleopatra. so much, things about Egyptian Culture in those times, that I never knew.This book is what got me interested in Ancient Egypt in the first place.

Great

It's a very informative and useful book for any Ancient Egyptian buff. Don't hesitate to buy it's a wonderful book to have in you collection! :)

An invaluable research tool.

For anyone who has a passing interest in the ancient Egyptian culture, to those who need information for school reports or so forth, this book is incredibly useful. All the entries are listed alphabetically for easy reference and cross referenced as well, so if you wanted to know about a certain queen or Pharaoh, there will be entries listed with more information on subjects pertaining to that particular entry.Combined with the reference book Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, you have an invaluable set of resource books.

great

this book is worth 10 stars. there is so much info. this book has everything in it, including all the pharaoh's from ramesses the great to den. this book talks about the the queen's of egypt from Nefertiti to a'at. the every day things, different cities, religious in egypt, including gods, their spiritual ideals,are all in this book. If you have ever wondered about the armarna, period how many wives ramesses the great had, what egyptian men and women dress was, how dwarf's were looked upon, or what egyptians used for pillows this is the book for you. it's the best book i'v bought and i'm sure that you will love it as much as me.

Nice AEGYPTUS

This is a very useful book for young students or beginners, but in Japanese standard it is not an encyclopedia but a mere guide or handbook of the ancient Egypt. The reason is evident. For example, in the item of THOTH we can not find his Egyptian name DHWTY , & nobody can find pharaoh's name written in hierogriph encircled with cartouche. When we edit a dictionary or encyclopedia, if the item is Greek noun, we add Greek alphabet spelling after Japanese name indicating each vowel is long or short, et Latin alphabet aussi & at the end of every item, sources or reference texts.