| Who's Who in Ancient Egypt Contributor(s): Rice, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415154480 ISBN-13: 9780415154482 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: This fascinating guide and sourcebook features over 900 biographical entries on the people of ancient Egypt. "Who's Who in Ancient Egypt" brings to life a wide and colorful variety of intriguing personalities: not only queens and kings such as Cleopatra, Nefertiti and Tutankhamun, but also Sebastet the royal hairdresser, Nakht the temple gardener, and even grave-robbers such as Amenwah--who was released for lack of evidence, but was proved guilty thousands of years later when archaeologists discovered the loot in his tomb. The entries are supplemented by extensive background material, including a chapter on "Encountering the Ancient Egyptians," sections on kingship and religion, a chronology, a glossary and maps. Any reader with an interest in ancient Egypt will want this absorbing volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology - Biography & Autobiography | Reference |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001265056 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.32" W x 9.42" (1.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this compelling guide and sourcebook, renowned author and scholar Michael Rice introduces us to the inhabitants of ancient Egypt, allowing us to encounter their world through their own eyes. Here are the great and the famous, from Cleopatra to Tutankhamun, but here also are the grave-robber Amenwah, Nakht the gardener and Sebaster the hairdresser. |