Keeper and Staff of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan. 2007. The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt. - London, British Museum Press

Abstract

The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt is a new edition, preceded by various editions, even by editions from as long ago as 1930 and 1909. The current edition consists of general chapters on geography and society (I), history (II), religion (III), funerary matters (IV), language (V, subdivided in several paragraphs highlighting different kinds of literature, which is a helpful division), art (VI), technology (VII) and international affairs (VIII). A helpful chronological chart, a king-list with cartouches, suggestions for further reading and a general index is provided, but an object index is, unfortunately, missing: one would expect this for a general introduction to Ancient Egypt, based upon the British Museum’s holdings. Read more...