
A comprehensive guide to the known rulers of ancient Egypt from 3200-1085 B.C. Includes an alphabetized list of approximately three-hundred fifty pharaohs. Each entry includes: A brief biography of the reign; Tomb location and number (if known); Location of known mummies; Chief consorts (if known); Hieroglyphs, translations, and transliterations of each form of the pharaoh's name; Pertinent biographical references. In addition, the encyclopedia contains a glossary of commonly-used terms, an index of Grecianized names and variant spellings, a list of apocryphal kings of the Fourteenth Dynasty, the royal titulary, a chronological king list by dynasty, a brief historical summary of each dynasty, and a discussion of the Royal Mummies controversy.
Page Count:
587
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
Stacey International
ISBN-10:
1905299370
ISBN-13:
9781905299379
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