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Diodorus Siculus a prolific Greek historian of the first century BC wrote a detailed account of ancient Egypt for his contemporaries Even then Egyptian civilization was ancient stretching back to eras far more remote to him than Greek civilization is to us Egypt was a land of mystery to the Greeks Its pyramids were inexplicable its writings undecipherable its religion unfathomable Its strange laws and stranger customs such as mummification were perplexing The very land itself was mysterious no one knew the source of the Nile or why it overflowed its banks each year with never a drop of rain The history and mysteries of Egypt were the sole subject of the Book I of the Library of History Diodorus encyclopedic attempt to gather all the historical knowledge of the world into one vast book The Antiquities of Egypt is the first translation of Diodorus treatise prepared especially for the general reader but it will appeal to a wide range of scholars and specialists as well The only other English version in print is a literal accompaniment to the edited Greek text published over fifty years ago This new translation is accurate and easy to read while the notes and appendices amplify and elucidate the text setting the narrative in historical and cultural perspective for the nonspecialist The illustrations add a graphic support to the text Students and teachers of ancient history Egyptology archeology and anthropology will find Antiquities of Egypt both accessible and valuable Specialists in literature mythology and comparative religion will find it absorbing and useful introduction to early source material in their fields of study Edwin Murphy is an independent scholar specializing in ancient and medieval history He is employed in the Treasury Department Washington DC Murphy has also translated Book II of Diodorus Library of History The Antiquities of Asia also published by Transaction
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Diodorus Siculus a prolific Greek historian of the first century BC wrote a detailed account of ancient Egypt for his contemporaries Even then Egyptian civilization was ancient stretching back to eras far more remote to him than Greek civilization is to us Egypt was a land of mystery to the Greeks Its pyramids were inexplicable its writings undecipherable its religion unfathomable Its strange laws and stranger customs such as mummification were perplexing The very land itself was mysterious no one knew the source of the Nile or why it overflowed its banks each year with never a drop of rain The history and mysteries of Egypt were the sole subject of the Book I of the Library of History Diodorus encyclopedic attempt to gather all the historical knowledge of the world into one vast book The Antiquities of Egypt is the first translation of Diodorus treatise prepared especially for the general reader but it will appeal to a wide range of scholars and specialists as well The only other English version in print is a literal accompaniment to the edited Greek text published over fifty years ago This new translation is accurate and easy to read while the notes and appendices amplify and elucidate the text setting the narrative in historical and cultural perspective for the nonspecialist The illustrations add a graphic support to the text Students and teachers of ancient history Egyptology archeology and anthropology will find Antiquities of Egypt both accessible and valuable Specialists in literature mythology and comparative religion will find it absorbing and useful introduction to early source material in their fields of study Edwin Murphy is an independent scholar specializing in ancient and medieval history He is employed in the Treasury Department Washington DC Murphy has also translated Book II of Diodorus Library of History The Antiquities of Asia also published by Transaction
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The vast collections of Egyptian objects on display in Western museums attract millions of visitors every year and they reinforce a cultural fascination for this ancient civilisation that has been a feature of European intellectual history since Roman times This book tells the story of how these objects came to be here The book presents the first indepth analysis of this market during its golden age in Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th Century It is primarily based on the archival material of the Danish Egyptologist H O Lange 18631943 who during two prolonged stays in Egypt 18991900 and 19291930 bought objects on behalf of Danish museums The travel diaries and the accompanying photographs are complemented by a wide range of other sources including contemporary travel guides and various travel memoirs which together paint an extraordinarily detailed picture of the extensive antiquities trade The book looks at the laws governing trade and export both in theory and practice and the changes over time The practicalities of the trade are described its seasons the networks of supply the various methods available for acquiring antiquities and the subsequent routes of transmission of objects as well as the different types of dealers operating in Egypt The geographical distribution of dealers is mapped and the role of the Egyptian state as a dealer is investigated both through official sale rooms and as a seller and exporter of more or less complete tombchapels The final part of the book contains a list with short biographies of over 250 dealers active in Egypt from the 1880s until the abolishment of the trade in 1983 Most of them are described here in detail for the first time The book will be of interest to archaeologists Egyptologists papyrologists museum curators and historians of science and is a useful starting point for anyone wishing to understand how the great Western collections of Egyptian antiquities were formed
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The vast collections of Egyptian objects on display in Western museums attract millions of visitors every year and they reinforce a cultural fascination for this ancient civilisation that has been a feature of European intellectual history since Roman times This book tells the story of how these objects came to be here The book presents the first indepth analysis of this market during its golden age in Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th Century It is primarily based on the archival material of the Danish Egyptologist H O Lange 18631943 who during two prolonged stays in Egypt 18991900 and 19291930 bought objects on behalf of Danish museums The travel diaries and the accompanying photographs are complemented by a wide range of other sources including contemporary travel guides and various travel memoirs which together paint an extraordinarily detailed picture of the extensive antiquities trade The book looks at the laws governing trade and export both in theory and practice and the changes over time The practicalities of the trade are described its seasons the networks of supply the various methods available for acquiring antiquities and the subsequent routes of transmission of objects as well as the different types of dealers operating in Egypt The geographical distribution of dealers is mapped and the role of the Egyptian state as a dealer is investigated both through official sale rooms and as a seller and exporter of more or less complete tombchapels The final part of the book contains a list with short biographies of over 250 dealers active in Egypt from the 1880s until the abolishment of the trade in 1983 Most of them are described here in detail for the first time The book will be of interest to archaeologists Egyptologists papyrologists museum curators and historians of science and is a useful starting point for anyone wishing to understand how the great Western collections of Egyptian antiquities were formed
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology is a detailed guide to the study of Ancient Egypt with reference to significant discoveries history notable archaeologists and much more This fascinating volume is perfect for those studying the subject or even travellers and others with an interest in Egypt Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero 1846 1916 was a French Egyptologist famous for popularising the term Sea Peoples in an 1881 paper Contents include ArchitectureCivil and Military Private Dwellings Fortresses Public Works Religious Architecture Materials and Principles of Construction Temples Decoration Tombs Mastabs Royal Tombs and Pyramids Tombs of the Theben Empire The Rockcut Timbs Painting and Sculpture etc Other notable works by this author include Art in Egypt 1912 The Dawn of Civilization Egypt and Chaldæa 1894 and Egyptian Archæology 1892 Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern highquality edition complete with the original text and artwork
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology is a detailed guide to the study of Ancient Egypt with reference to significant discoveries history notable archaeologists and much more This fascinating volume is perfect for those studying the subject or even travellers and others with an interest in Egypt Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero 1846 1916 was a French Egyptologist famous for popularising the term Sea Peoples in an 1881 paper Contents include ArchitectureCivil and Military Private Dwellings Fortresses Public Works Religious Architecture Materials and Principles of Construction Temples Decoration Tombs Mastabs Royal Tombs and Pyramids Tombs of the Theben Empire The Rockcut Timbs Painting and Sculpture etc Other notable works by this author include Art in Egypt 1912 The Dawn of Civilization Egypt and Chaldæa 1894 and Egyptian Archæology 1892 Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable modern highquality edition complete with the original text and artwork
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A lavishly illustrated tour of the preeminent Mediterranean archeological areas Armchair travelers and history buffs alike will thrill to the beautiful illustrations floor plans and maps that complement Sites of Antiquity as it traces the evolution of the Classical world through fifty of its greatest sites From the Egypt of the pharaohs through the democracies of Greece to the fall of Imperial Rome this handsome volume reflects the perennial Blue Guides strengths in erudition and research
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The Copts adherents of the Egyptian Orthodox Church today represent the largest Christian community in the Middle East and their presiding bishops have been accorded the title of pope since the third century AD This major new threevolume study of the popes of Egypt covers the history of the Alexandrian patriarchate from its origins to the presentday leadership of Pope Shenouda III The first volume analyzes the development of the Egyptian papacy from its origins to the rise of Islam How did the papal office in Egypt evolve as a social and religious institution during the first six and a half centuries AD How do the developments in the Alexandrian patriarchate reflect larger developments in the Egyptian church as a whole in its structures of authority and lines of communication as well as in its social and religious practices In addressing such questions Stephen J Davis examines a wide range of evidence letters sermons theological treatises and church histories as well as art artifacts and archaeological remains to discover what the patriarchs did as leaders how their leadership was represented in public discourses and how those representations definitively shaped the Egyptian Christian identity in late antiquity The Early Coptic Papacy is volume one of The Popes of Egypt A History of the Coptic Church and Its Patriarchs edited by Stephen J Davis and Gawdat Gabra
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This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society economy and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years
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This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society economy and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years
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In recent decades study of the ancient Egyptian natural world and its classification has adopted innovative approaches involving new technologies of analysis and a multidisciplinary general view This collection of papers focuses on one particularly important aspect of foreign trade the importation of aromatic products Contributors present the results of the latest researches into the origin and meaning of foreign aromatic products imported in Egypt from the south Nubia Punt Arabia Horn of Africa from the beginning of the Dynastic period The quest for aromata has been of crucial importance in Egypt since it was closely connected with economic political ideological religious and mythic spheresThrough archaeological research epigraphic analysis and iconographic investigations new evidence is explored supporting the most likely hypothesis about the sources of these raw materials The study of related documents has revealed possible linguistic links between ancient Egyptian and other ancient African languages and a strong link between aromata and the divine world through the creation of many Egyptian myths The references to some specific aromatic products tishepes snetjer antyw hesayt have been subject to careful lexicographic analysis with special reference to Old Kingdom occurrences Iconographic and field investigations documented here seek to better define the Egyptian way of representing the foreign world and the value of its products in the spheres of Egyptian religiosity and rising Pharaonic ideology
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