The University of Adelaide Library
Egypt : a guide to Library Resources

This document is intended to lead you to the major resources in the University of Adelaide libraries on ancient Egypt up to the Greco-Roman period.
University of Adelaide staff or students requiring further information or help should contact Chris Smith, Research Librarian for Classical Studies (located on level 3 South of the library)

Last update: 21 June 2001


Contents:


ATLASES

For additional resources, check under Classical World of the World Atlases section of the library's guide to Atlases & Gazetteers

Penguin historical atlas of Ancient Egypt / B. Manley, 1996
REFERENCE 932 M279p


DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPEDIAS

This section includes biographical resources

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]
REFERENCE 932 D249b

British Museum dictionary of ancient Egypt / I. Shaw, 1995
[Covers places, events people. Each entry has suggestions for further reading ]
REFERENCE 932 S534b

Dictionary of Egyptian civilization / G. Posener, 1962
[Somewhat dated now, but still provides a good range of information on many general topics]
REFERENCE 932 P855.E

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]
REFERENCE 932.003 B942e

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]
REFERENCE 932 D249h

Historical dictionary of ancient Egypt / M. Bierbrier, 1999
[Provides information on significant persons, places & events. Includes a chronology, a dynastic list & an extensive bibliography]
REFERENCE 932.003 B588h

Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Egypt / D. Redford, 3 volumes, 2001
[A comprehensive reference source on most aspects of ancient Egyptian civilisation]
REFERENCE 932.003 R315o

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]
REFERENCE 932 R497w


DIRECTORIES/E-MAIL ADDRESSES

Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research (CCER) list of Egyptologists

Directory of North American Egyptologists

Email addresses of Egyptologists


INDEXES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES

For a full list of electronic databases relevant to Ancient History see the library's guide to Electronic Databases for Classics

L'annee philologique.1928 onwards
[Covers Egypt mostly in the Greco-Roman period ]
REFERENCE 880.05 A61

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]
REFERENCE 932.0016 B422b

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)
REFERENCE 932.014016 M381b

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]


PRIMARY SOURCES

Primary sources for specific subjects (eg. Science, Women) are included in those sections of this guide

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]
MAIN COLLECTION 932 E34f

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]


WEB LINKS

ABZU
[Guide to resources for the study of the ancient Near East available on the Internet : a project and publication of The Research Archives of the Oriental Institute, Chicago]

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]


ARCHAEOLOGY & ARTEFACTS

Bioarchaeology of Ancient Egypt and Nubia : a bibliography / J. Rose, 1996
[Citations to skeletal & dental anthropology of the ancient Nile Valley with indexes by bioarchaeology categories & by time periods]
REFERENCE 932.0016 R796b

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]
OVERSIZE 932.0074 B862c

Encyclopedia of the archaeology of ancient Egypt / K. Bard, 1999
[Systematic coverage of the archaeology form the Palaeolithic period to the 4th century AD]
REFERENCE 932.003 B245e

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:

Egypt Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt
Nubia Antiquities

LANGUAGE

Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary / E. Budge, 2 volumes, 1978
[Contains nearly 28,000 words or terms that occur in hieroglyphic texts dating from 3000BCE - 600CE. Originally published 1920]
REFERENCE 493.1 B92eg

Egyptian hieroglyphic grammar / S. Mercer, 1984
[Includes vocabularies, exercises, chrestomathy (a first-reader), sign list & a glossary. Originally published 1926]
MAIN COLLECTION 493.1 M554e

Etymological dictionary of Egyptian / G. Takacs, 1999-
[On-going multi-volume publication on the etymological relations between ancient Egyptian and other Afro-Asian languages]
MAIN COLLECTION 950 S772h 1.48 (vol.1)

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
MAIN COLLECTION 493.1 C699h

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:

Egyptian language
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic

MEDICINE

Ancient Egyptian medicine / J. Nunn, 1996
[Overview of Egyptian medical practices based upon the original Egyptian medical papyri and other sources of information, including skeletons, mummies, statues, tomb paintings and coffins]
MAIN COLLECTION 610.932 N972a

Handbuch der altagyptischen Medizin / W. Westendorf, 2 volumes, 1998
[Deals with ancient Egyptian medicine from the second millennium up to the Roman period]
MAIN COLLECTION 950 S772h 1.36.1
MAIN COLLECTION 950 S772h 1.36.2

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:

Egyptian medicine
History of Medicine, Ancient

PAPYROLOGY

For additional resources, check the library's Guide to library resources on Papyrology

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:

Manuscripts Papyri
Manuscripts, Egyptian (Papyri)

RELIGION

Bibliography on temples of the ancient Near East & Mediterannean world / D. Parry, 1991
[A bibliography of works that treat archaeological & literary evidence that bear on the layout, design & physical accoutrements of the temples of Israel, Egypt, Mesopotamia & the Greco-Roman world. It also covers certain recurring features of the temple such as the role of the priesthood, the scared vestments, priestly rituals etc]
REFERENCE 291.35016 P264b

Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses / G. Hart, 1986
REFERENCE 299.31 H325d

Coptic encyclopedia / A. Atiya, 8 volumes, 1991
[Vast amounts of information on the Coptic church & the early history of Christianity in Egypt]
REFERENCE 281.7203 A872c

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
REFERENCE 299.31 L967g

Who's who in Egyptian mythology / A. Mercatante, 2nd edition, 1995
REFERENCE 299.3 M553w.2

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:

Egypt - Religion
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Egypt
Gods, Egyptian
Goddesses, Egyptian
Mythology, Egyptian
Individuals can be searched by name (eg Isis) using the Any keywords index or the Keywords from subject heading index
For a listing of individual gods/goddesses input Egyptian deity using the Keywords from subject heading option

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ancient Egyptian materials and industries / A. Lucas, 4th edition, 1962
[First published 1926, this monumental work documents the scientific & technical achievements of the ancient Egyptians]
MAIN COLLECTION 932 L93a.4

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]
MAIN COLLECTION 932 N627a

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]
MAIN COLLECTION 06 A51 184 (vol.1)
MAIN COLLECTION 06 A51 214 (vol.2)
MAIN COLLECTION 06 A51 232 (vol.3)

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:

Science -- Egypt
Technology -- Egypt

SPORT

Bildatlas zum Sport im alten Agypten / W. Decker, 2 volumes, 1994
MAIN COLLECTION 950 S772h 1.14.1

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:

Sports Egypt

WOMEN

Women and society in Greek and Roman Egypt : a sourcebook / J. Rowlandson, 1998
[A selection of over 300 texts translated from Greek, Latin & Egyptian documenting the lives of women in the Greco-Roman period]
MAIN COLLECTION 305.40932 R883w

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:

Goddesses, Egyptian
Women Egypt

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