- Taschenbuch: 308 Seiten
- Verlag: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.; Auflage: New Ed (23. November 1995)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0195099893
- ISBN-13: 978-0195099898
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 25,2 x 17,7 x 1,7 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.288.841 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"A good starting point for students and laypeople who want to quickly check a name or place and perhaps browse further."--American Reference Books Annual
"Bunson has addressed a need in the introductory literature of the ancient Near East."--Choice
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From �ha, king of the 1st Dynasty at Memphis (2920 B.C.), to the vast complex of pleasure palaces at Zerukha this A-Z dictionary places more than 1,500 entries on the rich world of ancient Egypt right at the reader's fingertips. The first single-volume reference of its kind, The Dictionary of Ancient Egypt vividly combines the historical, religious, creative, artistic, military, and personal details of this venerable civilization on the Nile. This easy-to-use dictionary covers a wealth of information from the Predynastic period around 3,000 B.C. to the fall of the New Kingdom in 1,070 B.C. Here are the many pharaohs who served as the guiding forces of Egypt, such as Djoser, the second king of the 3rd Dynasty, who after dreaming that the god Khnum had appeared to him complaining about the sorry state of his shrine, erected a new temple at Elephantine bringing a miraculous end to a famine that plagued Egypt for seven years. And, of course, there is King Tut�nkhamun, the most well-known pharaoh in modern times because of the discovery of his tomb. We are introduced to the many Egyptian queens, who whether in command of the country or serving as a consort to the kings, remain intriguing figures in Egyptian history. There is Nefru-Sobek, the eight ruler of the 12th Dynasty, and Tiy, a queen of the 18th Dynasty and the first queen of Egypt to have her name on official acts, even on the announcement of the king's marriage to a foreign princess. The mortuary rituals, maintained throughout ancient Egypt's history and evolving over the centuries, are covered, from simple burials on the fringes of the settlement region and the use of tombs as a place of transfiguration, to the elaborate processes of embalming and mummification. Here also is the art, architecture, and artistic themes that so vividly represent ancient Egyptian cultural expression-the great Step Pyramid, the earliest stone building of its size in the world; th
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