Ancient Egypt & Egyptology

ISBN: 9781885923929
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS
Volume: 35
Issued in conjunction with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago, this is the first comprehensive study of birds in ancient Egyptian society, economy, art, and religion. Essays address the role o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020887
Published by : English Heritage
For more than 200 years, and especially since the rediscovery of ancient Egypt by Europe in the 19th century, the exotic Egyptian style in architecture has been a sign of our fascination with a civilisation that has had a long-lasting and deep-sea... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503541495
Published by : Brepols
This volume publishes the results of the 1993 excavation of the tomb of Iniuia, Overseer of the Cattle of Amun and High Steward of Memphis. The superstructure consists of a courtyard with two chapels decorated with wall paintings ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503545158
Published by : Brepols
This book surveys epigraphic and archaeological evidence for temple construction and renovation throughout the Theban nome during the Roman Period, studying the newly added, although deliberately archaizing, inscriptions within th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900747
Published by : Sidestone Press
The Coptic monastery and cemetery Deir el-Bachit stands on the hilltop of Dra' Abu el-Naga, the well-known necropolis in Qurna (West Bank, Luxor). It is the largest Coptic monastery complex preserved in Western Thebes and the first monastery th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310145
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2416
The purpose of this study is to examine the healing strategies employed by the inhabitants of Egypt during the Roman period, from the late first century BC to the fourth century AD, in order to explore how Egyptian, Greek and Roman customs and tra... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415642316
Published by : Routledge Ltd
^DA detailed yet accessible evaluation of the importance of
Christianity to the identity of Egypt and the parallel
importance of Egyptian Coptic Christianity to the evolution of
Christianity as a whole... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780415642354
Published by : Routledge Ltd
Focusing on the period between the 1st century BC and the 6th century AD, Alston's detailed study draws on a wealth of papyrological and documentary evidence to look at the impact of Roman and then Christian influences on the architecture and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842174920
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Crown of Arsinoë II is a detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II which has important conclusions for ancient Egyptian history. Images of Arsinoë are represen... .... Learn More