November 2011 | Ancient Egyptian Scribes

Arts Of Ancient Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Before committing a couple of days to museum hopping while in Boston, a word to the wise: this book is a must for understanding the scope of the collection of Arts of Ancient Egypt - everything that makes the MFA one of the best museums in America. But more important than that, this is a compendium of...

The Gods of Ancient Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A scholarly text combined with lots of full color photographs make this book challenging and enlightening.The myriad pantheon of the gods and godesses of ancient Egypt are discussed and analyzed. This is not just a simple glossary of names, pictures and attributes, although a short glossary is included...

Science in Ancient Egypt (Science of the Past) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There were many interesting topics in the book but I felt it was overall a little short. I used it as a read aloud for my children during our Egypt unit study. We were amazed at how the Egyptians multiplied and divided numbers. We tried it and it really worked! Many interesting things we did not know...

Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (Chronicles) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)have long been an avid student of ancient Egypt, since the age of 11 to be exact. I have never lost my interest in Egyptology, and it only gets strengthened when a book of this calibre comes along. Chronicle of the Pharaohs is a wonderful guide to each and every pharaoh that ruled Egypt during its 3000...

The Egyptian Mysteries Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I just finished reading Arthur Versluis' incredible book, The Egyptian Mysteries. After having read dozens of books in doing research for my own work, Embodying Osiris, I can say without reservation that Versluis' insights into ancient Egypt go deeper than any other I've read thus far. It's one of those...

Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What a pleasant surprise! This book could be used for religious OR public school. It not only gives insights as to how people lived in ancient times, but helps students recreate aspects of it so that they can relate it to their lives of today. The book explains how life was, and then allows students...

Ancient Egyptian Poetry and Prose Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book contains hymns, narratives, instructions, poems, love songs, etc from different periods of ancient Egypt. This book also contains many stories that can be found in Miriam Lichtheim three volume series on Egyptian literature. Each story is proceeded by a brief commentary, and is followed by...

Egyptian Myth: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There is no Egyptian Hesiod or Ovid. Still less is there anything from ancient Egypt that is like the Bible or the Koran. Instead, we have certain core myths that recur in fragmentary forms (mythemes) and in countless variations, down through the centuries. Enacting these myths, we have deities who constantly...

Death and Salvation in Ancient Egypt Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have been reading a great deal about the Osiris myth; this, together with Tom Hare's book "Re-Membering Osiris" are truly valuable additions to anyone's Egyptology collection. Mr. Assman is a well-established author, and lays on the footnotes with scholarly frequency. His books are dense and a bit...

To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasure from the Brooklyn Museum Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The notable Brooklyn Museum collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts serves as a steppingstone to a look at the burial practices, concerns, and options of ordinary ancient Egyptians. Referring only briefly to the Egyptians' belief in the afterlife which has been covered many other places, this work is...

The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Anybody visiting the Great Pyramid in Giza has been in awe at the architectural genius that its construction exhibits - four and a half thousand years ago. The mystery of its structure has been occupying Egyptologists, architects and engineers for a long time. How was it possible to build the pyramid...

From Pharaoh's Lips: Ancient Egyptian Language in the Arabic of Today (Fascinating Peek at Egypts Linguistic Heritage) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Just curiosity put me to buy this book.I definitely love language topics and it was an amazing surprise for me.As a matter of fact I would never thought how many words coming from egyptian language survive in ours own through the intermediate of arabic.I suggest all the people interesting in improve...

Egyptian Hieroglyphic To English Dictionary Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a dictionary type work that only a scholar would truly use all of. It is great if you need to know the Ancient Egyptian words for a college report. Youngsters will find it possibly a bit too much. If you are looking for an Ancient Egyptian to English translation this book will most likely have...

The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Hist Atlas) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Many people are writing that this book did not satisfy their desire for facts and more in-depth explanations of Egyptian history, and that the book's text is not informative. This book is not meant for that purpose, and is really and truly an atlas. The maps are what matter.In that reguard it serves...

Ancient Egyptian Religion: An Interpretation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Don't get misled by the slim aspect of this book: it is a very good introduction - and, as the author himself said, more properly "an interpretation" - to ancient Egyptian religion. Very light to read and written in a simple language, it aims to provide a global overview of the beliefs and creeds of...

Ancient Egyptian Costumes Paper Dolls (History of Costume) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The drawings and costumes are exquisite, like most of Tom Tierny books are. The explanation of each type of costume is well-done and easy to understand. My only exception to the product is the near nudity--tastefully done and, I'm sure, just done to show authenticity, but it may be something to consider...

The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is on the reading list for my archeology course at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. As well it should be. It is informative for students and the interested layman. I felt that more photos in the book could be in colour. It is a must for those wanting to increase their appreciation of museum...