The Obelisk and the Englishman: The Pioneering Discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes

by Dorothy U. Seyler

William John Bankes (1786-1855) was a pioneer in the nascent study of the language, history, and civilization of ancient Egypt. At the Abydos Temple he discovered the King List - a wall of cartouches listing Egyptian kings in chronological order - which was vital to the decoding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. At Philae he uncovered a fallen obelisk, which he arranged to be transported back to England. And in modern-day Jordan he was the first European to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633880362
• ISBN13: 9781633880368
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"