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Author : Marshall Clagett
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780871692146
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Egyptian Science written by Marshall Clagett and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 1989 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, the first of three volumes describing the major facets of Ancient Egyptian Science, concentrates on the origin and development of hieroglyphic writing, the scribal profession, and quasi-learned institutions in ancient Egypt. Professor Clagett has paid particular attention to the so-called Palermo Stone, the earliest annals composed in Eygpt.

Author : Jan Assmann
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674012110
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mind of Egypt written by Jan Assmann and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mind of Egypt presents an account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization - the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic and archaeological sources, Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection.

Author : Juan Antonio Belmonte
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031118294
Total Pages : 619 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomy of Ancient Egypt written by Juan Antonio Belmonte and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-03 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive reference on ancient Egyptian astronomy, one of the most important topics in historical astronomy. Written by two recognized specialists—one an astronomer trained in Egyptology and the other an Egyptologist trained in astronomy—it synthesizes and analyses the international body of research surrounding this ancient culture. The chapters in this work address all major topics in the field, including Egyptian cosmogony and worldview, timekeeping devices and calendars, landscapes and skyscapes, astronomy-influenced architecture, chronology and more. Each chapter includes an introduction, an overview of the existing documentation on the subject, a critical discussion of ongoing debates and questions, and a presentation of state-of-the-art research. Straddling the line between Egyptology and astronomy, this multidisciplinary book will appeal to any scholar or specialist interested in studying ancient Egyptian astronomy.

Author : Masashi Fukaya
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789695961
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year written by Masashi Fukaya and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume compares the religious and social functions of the Ancient Egyptian festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year. Until now, detailed study of the New Year Festival has only been carried out with reference to the Greco-Roman period; this study turns its attention to the New Kingdom.

Author : Pat Remler
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438131801
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptian Mythology, A to Z written by Pat Remler and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphabetically listed entries identify and explain the places, figures, animals, beliefs, and other important themes of Egyptian mythology.

Author : Alan F. Alford
Publisher : Alan F. Alford
ISBN 13 : 9780952799436
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Midnight Sun written by Alan F. Alford and published by Alan F. Alford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : K. A. Kitchen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0631184317
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ramesside Inscriptions, Setnakht, Ramesses III and Contemporaries written by K. A. Kitchen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the hieroglyphic texts of the Ramesses Age of Ancient Egypt (c.1300-1100 BC), the books in this series present a modern English translation of the vast majority of historical sources for this important epoch of Egyptian history. This volume covers a period of great change in the early twelfth century BC (c. 1185-1155 BC). The latest in a respected series of translations of the hieroglyphic texts of the Ramesside Age of Ancient Egypt (c.1300-1100 BC) This fifth volume covers a period of great change in the early twelfth century BC (c.1185-1155 BC) Coverage includes the epic wars with the 'Sea Peoples' from the Aegean and the first mention of the Philistines Many texts included have been translated into English for the first time in this volume

Author : Gerard Gertoux
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329631145
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Noah and the Deluge: Chronological, Historical and Archaeological Evidence written by Gerard Gertoux and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians consider the biblical account of Noah and the Deluge as a myth. However, this famous event occurred at the earliest times of recorded history (Sumerian King List). Today scientists believe in the last ice age called Pleistocene ending in 10,000 BCE, but there is no witness of this planetary cataclysmic event and its existence is based solely on the controversial interpretation of its consequences and their dating. The existence of erratic blocks and the disappearance of mammoths are presented as evidence of the last glaciation. However, despite dating obtained by 14C (calibrated by dendrochronology) is considered absolute by most experts its confrontation with the Egyptian chronology, in which some dates are fixed by astronomy, reverses this widespread belief and shows that dates obtained by 14C increase exponentially before -2200. Thus the rate of 14C tends gradually to 0 around -3500, which implies an important consequence: before -3500, 14C dating is no longer possible.

Author : Gerard Gertoux
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329750667
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trojan War: Chronological, Historical and Archaeological Evidence written by Gerard Gertoux and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Trojan War is the foundation of Greek history. If Greek historians had little doubt of its existence they remained extremely sceptical regarding its mythological origin. Archaeology has confirmed one essential point: there was indeed a general conflagration in the Greek world around 1200 BCE, the assumed period of that war, which caused the disappearance of two powerful empires: Mycenaean on one hand and Hittite with its vassals on the other hand. The inscriptions of Ramses III's year 8 describe actually a general invasion of the Mediterranean by the "Sea Peoples". A precise chronological reconstruction shows that there was a confrontation between a Greek heterogeneous confederation, consisting of pirates, and a set of vassal kingdoms of the Hittite empire, such as Troy and Ugarit, which ended with their complete mutual destruction in 1185 BCE, the climax of the Trojan War. This conclusion was already that of Eratosthenes.

Author : James P. Allen
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN 13 : 1589836782
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts written by James P. Allen and published by Society of Biblical Lit. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of the universe, the role of the gods, and the fate of human beings after death. Their importance lies in their antiquity and in their endurance throughout the entire intellectual history of ancient Egypt. This volume contains the complete translation of the Pyramid Texts, including new texts recently discovered and published. It incorporates full restorations and readings indicated by post-Old Kingdom copies of the texts and is the first translation that presents the texts in the order in which they were meant to be read in each of the original sources.