Ancient Records of Egypt Volume I The First Through the Seventeenth Dynasties |
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Author:
| Breasted, James |
Series title: | Ancient Records of Egypt Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4912-4524-8 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Volume I of this series of five starts with the earliest existing records of ancient Egypt, this volume provides a fascinating-and unadorned-insight into the everyday life and adventures of royalty and common folk alike. Read the original documents-unchanged by "interpretation" or other modern distortions-which details royal families, building works, wars, race and other elements of Egyptian society, as they themselves wrote it. Essential reading for the expert and amateur...
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Volume I of this series of five starts with the earliest existing records of ancient Egypt, this volume provides a fascinating-and unadorned-insight into the everyday life and adventures of royalty and common folk alike. Read the original documents-unchanged by "interpretation" or other modern distortions-which details royal families, building works, wars, race and other elements of Egyptian society, as they themselves wrote it. Essential reading for the expert and amateur Egyptologist alike.
Ancient Records of Egypt, Volumes 1 to 5 are most complete account of all existing original Egyptian records, translated from the original hieroglyphics into English.
The author undertook this incredible task by traveling to all the historical sites in Egypt and the world's museums. There, he meticulously copied and translated all surviving Egyptian records, be they from stone, papyrus or leather artifacts. In this manner, he provided an unparalleled insight in to the historical, cultural, racial and religious events of ancient Egyptian history, directly from the original sources.