The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
Author: Ian Shaw
Publisher: British Museum Press
Published: 2002-01-01
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780714119533
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This successful and highly-esteemed British Museum reference work is now republished in a new pocket-sized edition. This authoritative illustrated dictionary provides clear explanations and descriptions of the important ideas, events and personalities throughout four thousand years of Egyptian civilization. More than 600 extensively cross-referenced and comprehensively-indexed A-Z entries provide detailed information on all aspects of ancient Egypt and Nubia during the pharaonic and Graeco-Roman periods. Each entry is followed by a bibliography. The dictionary is lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs, line drawings, site plans and maps