Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147519179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.
Tales of Ancient Egypt
Author: Roger Lancelyn Green
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147519179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147519179
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bodley Head, 1967.
Stories from Ancient Egypt
Author: Joyce A. Tyldesley
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781842175057
Category : Gods, Egyptian
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Collection of stories about the ancient Egyptians and their gods.
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781842175057
Category : Gods, Egyptian
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Collection of stories about the ancient Egyptians and their gods.
The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
Author: Joyce Tyldesley
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014196376X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
From Herodotus to The Mummy, Western civilization has long been fascinated with the exotic myths and legends of Ancient Egypt but they have often been misunderstood. Here acclaimed Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley guides us through 3000 years of changing stories and, in retelling them, shows us what they mean. Gathered from pyramid friezes, archaological finds and contemporary documents, these vivid and strange stories explain everything from why the Nile flooded every year to their beliefs about what exactly happened after death and shed fascinating light on what life was like for both rich and poor. Lavishly illustrated with colour pictures, maps and family trees, helpful glossaries explaining all the major gods and timelines of the Pharoahs and most importantly packed with unforgettable stories, this book offers the perfect introduction to Egyptian history and civilization.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 014196376X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
From Herodotus to The Mummy, Western civilization has long been fascinated with the exotic myths and legends of Ancient Egypt but they have often been misunderstood. Here acclaimed Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley guides us through 3000 years of changing stories and, in retelling them, shows us what they mean. Gathered from pyramid friezes, archaological finds and contemporary documents, these vivid and strange stories explain everything from why the Nile flooded every year to their beliefs about what exactly happened after death and shed fascinating light on what life was like for both rich and poor. Lavishly illustrated with colour pictures, maps and family trees, helpful glossaries explaining all the major gods and timelines of the Pharoahs and most importantly packed with unforgettable stories, this book offers the perfect introduction to Egyptian history and civilization.
Legends of Ancient Egypt
Author: M. A. Murray
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154750
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
11 carefully chosen stories provide a revealing glimpse into the lives and culture of the ancient Egyptians. Intended for a general reading public as well as serious students of Egyptology.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154750
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
11 carefully chosen stories provide a revealing glimpse into the lives and culture of the ancient Egyptians. Intended for a general reading public as well as serious students of Egyptology.
Ancient Egypt
Author: Marcia Williams
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076365308X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Retells nine tales of ancient Egypt, including the story of Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 076365308X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Retells nine tales of ancient Egypt, including the story of Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain.
Tales from Ancient Egypt
Author: Joyce A. Tyldesley
Publisher: Rutherford
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"The Ancient Egyptians were the greatest story-tellers of the ancient world. Their tales of creation, death, sex, violence, friendship and betrayal deserve to be read and enjoyed by a modern audience." "In this anthology Joyce Tyldesley retells some of the most important myths, folk-tales and autobiographies preserved on papyrus and carved in stone. With comprehensive commentaries exploring the meaning of the stories, this collection of fact and fiction allows us to see Ancient Egypt through the eyes of the Egyptians themselves."
Publisher: Rutherford
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"The Ancient Egyptians were the greatest story-tellers of the ancient world. Their tales of creation, death, sex, violence, friendship and betrayal deserve to be read and enjoyed by a modern audience." "In this anthology Joyce Tyldesley retells some of the most important myths, folk-tales and autobiographies preserved on papyrus and carved in stone. With comprehensive commentaries exploring the meaning of the stories, this collection of fact and fiction allows us to see Ancient Egypt through the eyes of the Egyptians themselves."
The Cat of Bubastes
Author: George Alfred Henty
Publisher: London : Blackie & Son
ISBN:
Category : Bast (Egyptian deity)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In 1250 B.C. the teenaged son of the Egyptian high priest sets off a series of harrowing events when he accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes and, accompanied by his sister and two foreign slaves, embarks on a dangerous journey to find safe haven beyond the borders of Egypt.
Publisher: London : Blackie & Son
ISBN:
Category : Bast (Egyptian deity)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
In 1250 B.C. the teenaged son of the Egyptian high priest sets off a series of harrowing events when he accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes and, accompanied by his sister and two foreign slaves, embarks on a dangerous journey to find safe haven beyond the borders of Egypt.
Ancient Egypt
Author: Joann Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844839254
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Ancient Egypt includes accounts of key themes that have long preoccupied the popular imagination, including the religious mysteries of the great temples of Karnak and Luxor and the secrets of the hieroglyphs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844839254
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Ancient Egypt includes accounts of key themes that have long preoccupied the popular imagination, including the religious mysteries of the great temples of Karnak and Luxor and the secrets of the hieroglyphs.
Casting the Gods Adrift
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408152789
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A thriller set in ancient Egypt between 1351-1354 BC. Tutmose and Ibrim's father, the animal dealer, is commanded by the new pharaoh Akhenaten, to bring him animals - lots of animals - for his new capital city. The boys' father is delighted. But he has no idea what the pharaoh's strange new religion will mean for all of them...
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408152789
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
A thriller set in ancient Egypt between 1351-1354 BC. Tutmose and Ibrim's father, the animal dealer, is commanded by the new pharaoh Akhenaten, to bring him animals - lots of animals - for his new capital city. The boys' father is delighted. But he has no idea what the pharaoh's strange new religion will mean for all of them...
Voices from the Other World
Author: Naguib Mahfouz
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307430073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz reaches back millennia to his homeland’s majestic past in this enchanting collection of early tales that brings the world of ancient Egypt face to face with our own times. From the Predynastic Period, where a cabal of entrenched rulers banish virtue in jealous defense of their status, to the Fifth Dynasty, where a Pharaoh returns from an extended leave to find that only his dog has remained loyal, to the twentieth century, where a mummy from the Eighteenth Dynasty awakens in fury to reproach a modern Egyptian nobleman for his arrogance, these five stories conduct timeless truths over the course of thousands of years. Summoning the power and mystery of a legendary civilization, they examplify the artistry that has made Mahfouz among the most revered writers in world literature. Translated by Raymond Stock
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307430073
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 61
Book Description
Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz reaches back millennia to his homeland’s majestic past in this enchanting collection of early tales that brings the world of ancient Egypt face to face with our own times. From the Predynastic Period, where a cabal of entrenched rulers banish virtue in jealous defense of their status, to the Fifth Dynasty, where a Pharaoh returns from an extended leave to find that only his dog has remained loyal, to the twentieth century, where a mummy from the Eighteenth Dynasty awakens in fury to reproach a modern Egyptian nobleman for his arrogance, these five stories conduct timeless truths over the course of thousands of years. Summoning the power and mystery of a legendary civilization, they examplify the artistry that has made Mahfouz among the most revered writers in world literature. Translated by Raymond Stock