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Could any of you recommend any good books about Ancient Egypt. Currently I have begun reading Akhenaten the false prophet.
If any of you have read it care to tell me how you viewed it?
Well hope to hear about other interesting informative and preferably recent books on ancient Egypt...
Thanks
ausar Member # 1797
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Some good books I recommend are the following:
1. The Fellahin of Upper Egypt by Winifried S.Blackman reprint with introduction by Salima ikram
2. X-Raying the Pharoahs by Kent R. Weeks,Edward Wente,and James E. Harris
3.Ancient Egyptian Literature Vol.1 Miriam Lictheim[sp]
4. Voices from the Middle Kingdom by Richard Parkinson
4. The Egyptian Mummies by Bob Brier 5.Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs by Authors: A. G. McDowell Released: March, 2002 ISBN: 0199247536 Paperback 6. Douglas Brewer,Emily Teter The Egyptians
7.Egypt in Africa Celenko, Theodore 8.Thomas Hagg (editor), Nubian Culture past and Presen
Rhi_Sarah Member # 3510
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Really great book is 'the tutankhamen deception' by Gerald O'Farrell...makes for controversial reading, but hey! controversy is good to read. And very good too!
Marcus Member # 3035
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quote:Originally posted by ausar:
7.Egypt in Africa Celenko, Theodore
This book is out of print and no longer available. I've been trying to order a used copy of this book, but so far have had no luck.
ausar Member # 1797
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Have you ever tried Inter-library loan? A new book just published by Egyptologist David O Connor looks interesting. The title is Egypt in Africa.
fatai Member # 3711
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Hi,
This is my first post, I'm a British citizen of Nigerian parentage with an interest in African history.
With regards to books, a couple came out last year. I'm yet to read them but they look interesting:
Ancient Egypt in Africa - Encounters with Ancient Egypt Series by Andrew Reid and Peter Ucko (August 2003)
Genesis of the pharoahs by Toby Wilkinson (April 2003)
I've read the following and it's quite good, if a little academic:
The Black Pharoahs: Egypt's Nubian Rulers Robert G. Morkot (July 2002)
neo*geo Member # 3466
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the lioness, Member # 17353
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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt Paperback – February 19, (get 2000 version not 2004) by Ian Shaw (Editor)
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Ancient Egyptian Chronology Edited by Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, and David A. Warburton
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Life in Ancient Egypt, Adolf Erman 1894 also available online free
Africa and Africans as Seen by Classical Writers by William Leo Hansberry (Howard Univ)
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(On Language): Ancient Egyptian Literature: Volume II: The New Kingdom Paperback by Miriam Lichtheim Vol I. II and III
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African Philosophy : The Pharaonic Period : 2780 - 330 BC - by Theophile Obenga
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Egypt: 4000 Years of Art Hardcover – May 1, 2003 by Jaromir Malek
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Egypt and Its Laws Edited by Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron and Baudouin Dupret
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The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Richard H. Wilkinson
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The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt by Aidan Dodson
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. How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself by Mark Collier
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Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian Gábor Takács
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The Despoliation of Egypt Joel Stevens Allen
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The Wisdom of Egypt Edited by Anthony Hilhorst and George H. van Kooten
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Ancient Egyptian Magical Texts J.F. Borghouts (tr.)
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Egyptian Archaeology edited by Willeke Wendrich pub Wiley
mena7 Member # 20555
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I like the history books
When We Ruled by Robin Walker
Introduction To African Civilization by John G Jackson
Exiled Africans by Moustafa Gadalla
ausar Member # 1797
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Mena
Your list has non-Egyptology books so I am forced to delete your post.
Sorry
Even Gadalla's book is propaganda not history. He just puts native Egyptian clothes on Speke's Hamitic Hypothesis (sending them westward instead of southward).
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