Egypt category: 1199 books

Philip Tranter and three friends drove a Land Rover 6,000 miles overland from Scotland to Nuristan to explore some of the unknown Central Hindu Kush area. They set out to attempt the second ascent of the monstrous Koh-i-Krebek; to ascend if possible at least one other major unclimbed mountain and...

This collection of scholarly essays on Egyptian culture, history, society, archeology, literature, art, and conservation is published in memory of Werner Mark Linz, who spent much of the latter part of his professional life as the Director of the American University in Cairo Press. East-West Divan...

Kr. e. 88-ban minden jel arra utal, hogy újra háború készülődik. Rómától Görögországon át egészen Egyiptomig forrong az egész civilizált világ. Az ifjú Gordianus egy ideje Alexandriában...

Gaston Maspero (1846-1916) est un égyptologue français. En 1873, il est élu titulaire à la chaire de philologie et antiquités égyptiennes du Collège de France. Il fut également le découvreur de la cachette des momies royales de Deir el-Bahari et des « textes des Pyramides ». Il a enfin...

2 Oeuvres de Gaston Maspero Egyptologue français (1846-1916) Ce livre numérique présente une collection de 2 Oeuvres de Gaston Maspero éditées en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes...

L’Égyptologie est un ouvrage de l'égyptologue français Gaston Maspero (1846 – 1916). Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mise en page pour une lecture sur...

The Rosetta Stone by noted Egyptologist E.A. Wallis Budge is a fascinating overview of the Rosetta Stone, its history, and its translation. Also included are discussion of other hieroglyphic writings, and a history of the translation of the stone. Many images of hieroglyphics and their translations are included. A table of contents is included to navigate through the book.

Legends of the Gods The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations by E. A. Wallis Budge Translations of key Ancient Egyptian myths. Includes De Iside et Osiride by Plutarch.

Anyone curious about hieroglyphics will appreciate this classic primer. This practical grammar comprises lists of frequently used signs and determinatives, a vocabulary of about 500 words, a series of 31 texts and extracts (with interlinear transliteration and word-for-word translation), and a few untransliterated and untranslated texts (with glossary), to be worked out independently.

Volume 2 of a two-volume set by one of the foremost Egyptologists contains 20 chapters including Amen, and Amen-Ra, and the Triad of Thebes; Hapi, the God of the Nile; The Triad of Elephantine; Osiris; Isis; miscellaneous gods of the winds, senses, planets, and more; and Sacred Animals and Birds. 49 plates, 93 illustrations. 

A superb cross-section of literature produced over 4,000 years ago, translated by the author and including extracts from The Book of the Dead, legends of the gods, historical and autobiographical literature, tales of travel and adventure, fairy tales, moral and philosophical literature, poetical compositions, and much more.

Comprehensive discourse on origin, powers of amulets in many ancient cultures. Covers cross, swastika, crucifix, seals, rings, stones, etc.

Great Egyptologist's fascinating account of the discovery of the linguistic keystone that enabled scholars to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Work of Young, Champollion, other scholars; implications for biblical scholarship, history of ancient Near East, much more. Clear, concise, accessible to layman. 23 photographs. Bibliography.

In this volume, a noted Egyptologist offers a concise, scholarly exposition of Egyptian belief in Osiris, god of the resurrection; other "gods" of the Egyptians; the judgment of the dead and the resurrection; and immortality. Also, the meaning of the afterlife for ancient Egyptians and its ramifications for Egyptian society.