All Things Ancient Egypt [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of the Ancient Egyptian World

Written by specialists in the field of Egyptology, this book is a readable introduction to ancient Egypt, covering all anticipated subjects and stressing the monuments and material culture of this remarkable ancient civilization. * Presents a timeline to succinctly identify key events in the history of ancient Egypt * Provides an introduction of the physical geography of ancient Egypt and an overview of the history of that civilization * Offers alphabetically arranged reference entries written by expert contributors for fundamental information about the material culture and social institutions of ancient Egypt * Features excerpts from primary source documents to give readers first-hand accounts of ancient Egyptian civilization * Cites works for further reading to complement a bibliography at the close of the work