
Last update: 21 June 2001
Contents:
Penguin historical atlas of Ancient Egypt / B. Manley, 1996
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Biographical dictionary of ancient Egypt / R. David, 1992
[Covers all the major periods of Egypt's history & includes all important historical & cultural figures as well as a selection of less well-known individuals. Each entry has suggestions for further reading]
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British Museum dictionary of ancient Egypt / I. Shaw, 1995
[Covers places, events people. Each entry has suggestions for further reading ]
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Dictionary of Egyptian civilization / G. Posener, 1962
[Somewhat dated now, but still provides a good range of information on many general topics]
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Encyclopedia of ancient Egypt / M. Bunson, 1991
[1,500 alphabetical entries on Egyptian life from before the unification of the kingdom in 3200 B.C. to the end of the Late Period in 343 A.D., including rulers, cities, artistic themes, hieroglyphs, beliefs, dress, daily life, astronomy, pyramids, and mortuary rituals]
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Handbook to life in ancient Egypt / R. David, 1998
[Explores the many eras of Egyptian history and archaeology: from predynastic times to the Old and New Kingdoms to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. Organised thematically, the Handbook explores all aspects of life in ancient Egypt]
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Historical dictionary of ancient Egypt / M. Bierbrier, 1999
[Provides information on significant persons, places & events. Includes a chronology, a dynastic list & an extensive bibliography]
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Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt / D. Redford, 3 volumes, 2001
[A comprehensive reference source on most aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation]
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Prosopographia Aegypti
[Based on the sheet-archive of the Wörterbuch der Ägyptischen Sprache (Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften). The WB archive was closed in 1924, which means that all references and information attached to the names date from before that year]
Theban Mapping Project : Bibliography: Egyptology as a Discipline
[This site includes a selective list of Egyptologists]
Tour Egypt : Egyptian Antiquity Information
[Includes sections on Rulers of Egypt, Who's who of Egypt & a Glossary of terms on ancient Egypt]
Who's who in ancient Egypt / M. Rice, 1999
[Approximately 1000 biographies in A-Z format]
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Directory of North American Egyptologists
Email addresses of Egyptologists
L'annee philologique.1928 onwards
[Covers Egypt mostly in the Greco-Roman period ]
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Annual Egyptological Bibliography
[The AEB is published by the International Association of Egyptologists in cooperation with the Netherlands Institute for the Near East. Includes the contents of annual volumes from 1992, as well as lists of newly published books and articles]
Bibliographie Altagypten 1822-1946 / C. Beinlich-Seeber, 3 volumes, 1998
[A comprehensive bibliography of books & journal articles covering the period 1822-1946. Bibliography from 1947 onward is comprehensively reported in the Annual Egyptological Bibliography- see previous entry for access to volumes from 1992]
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Bibliography of the Amarna Period / G. Martin, 1991
[Covers books & journal articles dealing with the reigns of Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, Tutankhamun, and Ay (c. 1350-1321)
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Gnomon Online
[Provides a selection of new publications (books & journal articles).drawn from the
GNOMON Bibliographische Datenbank. It includes a full thesaurus as well as the contents of
fascicles of the databank and the Zeitschrift fur Papyrologie und Epigraphik.
A useful thesaurus term for Egypt is Zeit der Pharaonen Agypten]
Recommended reading on the Ancient Near East
[A guide to introductory readings on the peoples and cultures of the ancient Near East which includes Egypt & Nubia. From the Oriental Institute in Chicago]
Theban Mapping Project : Bibliography
[This site includes a Bibliography section which is a bibliography of books & journal articles of ancient Egyptian history, culture & archaeology arranged by subject]
Fontes historiae Nubiorum / T. Eide, 2 volumes, 1994-1998
[On-going publication which contains textual sources both literary & documentary for the history of the Middle Nile region between the eighth century BC and the sixth century AD]
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The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
[The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts, maps, pictures, art objects. It includes a section on Egypt]
ARGOS
[Argos is a peer-reviewed, limited area search engine (LASE) on the World-Wide Web designed to cover the ancient and medieval worlds]
Australian Centre for Egyptology
[The Australian Centre for Egyptology was established in 1989 to promote, plan and co-ordinate archaeological field-work undertaken by Australian scholars in Egypt, and also to promote
research in Egyptology in Australia and Egypt, and to publish reports of excavations and studies in this field]
Egyptian Antiquity Information
[The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism provides an excellent collection of
resources. The site provides a number of sections covering topics such as Monuments (pharoanic, Islamic, and early Christian), Rulers of Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Mythology, a Virtual
Museum, and a lengthy Glossary of Terms]
Egyptology Resources
[World Wide Web resource for Egyptological information. Maintained by Nigel Strudwick]
Exploring Ancient World Cultures : Egypt
[Compiled by Bill Hemminger, this is one of a series of studies pertaining to Ancient World Cultures]
International Association of Egyptologists Home Page
WWW Virtual library Egyptology
[One of the useful World Wide Web Virtual Library sites. This one on Egyptology is compiled by Jay Brandes]
Catalogue of Egyptian antiquities in the British Museum
[An on-going series covering such artefacts as Mummies, Jewellery, Musical Instruments. Check the catalogue for a full list of contents]
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Encyclopedia of the archaeology of ancient Egypt / K. Bard, 1999
[Systematic coverage of the archaeology form the Palaeolithic period to the 4th century AD]
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Multilingual Egyptological Thesaurus
[Compiled mainly for the documentation and retrieval of museum objects. Published 1996 & edited by Dirk van der Plas with the collaboration of The Committee Multilingual Egyptological Thesaurus and ICOM Comite international poir l'Egyptologie (CIPEG)
To find material in the library on Egyptian archaeology try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
Egyptian hieroglyphic grammar / S. Mercer, 1984
[Includes vocabularies, exercises, chrestomathy (a first-reader), sign list & a glossary. Originally published 1926]
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Etymological dictionary of Egyptian / G. Takacs, 1999-
[On-going multi-volume publication on the etymological relations between ancient Egyptian and other Afro-Asian languages]
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Hieroglyphs
[A guide and web directory edited by Tim Spalding]
How to read Egyptian hieroglyphs : a step-by-step guide to teach yourself / M. Collier, 1998
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To find material in the library on Egyptian language try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
Handbuch der altagyptischen Medizin / W. Westendorf, 2 volumes, 1998
[Deals with ancient Egyptian medicine from the second millennium up to the Roman period]
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Medicine in ancient Egypt
[Provides an overview & a bibliography. Part of the Asclepion World Wide Web page which is devoted to the study of ancient medicine]
To find material in the library on Egyptian medicine try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
Duke Papyrus Archive
[Provides electronic access to texts about and images of numerous papyri from ancient Egypt]
Papyrology homepage
[Site maintained by John Muccigrosso at Drew University]
To find material in the library on Egyptian papyrology try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses / G. Hart, 1986
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Coptic encyclopedia / A. Atiya, 8 volumes, 1991
[Vast amounts of information on the Coptic church & the early history of Christianity in Egypt]
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Early Egyptian Burial Customs
[From the Museum of Ancient Cultures, Macquarie University this site provides information about the burial customs from many periods in ancient Egyptian culture]
Gods and symbols of ancient Egypt : an illustrated dictionary / M. Lurker, 1980
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Who's who in Egyptian mythology / A. Mercatante, 2nd edition, 1995
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To find material in the library on Egyptian religion try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
Ancient Egyptian materials and technology / P. Nicholson, 2000
[Covers all aspects of craftwork in ancient Egypt, from the construction of the pyramids and the carving of statues to techniques of mummification, boat-building, jewellery making, ancient brewing, carpentry, hairstyling, tailoring and basket weaving]
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Ancient Egyptian science : a source book / M. Clagett, 3 volumes, 1989-1999
[v. 1.(in 2 parts) --Knowledge and order -- v. 2. Calendars, clocks, and astronomy -- v. 3. Ancient Egyptian mathematics]
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MAIN COLLECTION 06 A51 214 (vol.2)
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Internet History of Science Sourcebook : Egypt
[Compiled by Paul Halsall at Fordham University]
Technology and change in history
[A book series published by Brill which covers topics such as Ancient food technology, Ancient building technology. Check the catalogue under the Title index for details of holdings]
To find material in the library on Egyptian science & technology try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
To find material in the library on sport in Egypt try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
Women in the Ancient Near East / T. Wilfong
[A select bibliography covering material from c.1988-1992]
To find material in the library on Egyptian women try the following terms in the catalogue using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index:
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