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In 1906, Breasted, America's first noted Egyptologist, published this series in which he presents a history of the golden age of Egypt gleaned from its records, many of which he was the first scholar to be allowed to study. This edition, the first in paperback, offers a new introduction by historian Peter A. Piccione, who places Breasted's work in a modern context. A solid series for academic libraries and priced so that public libraries also can afford them.
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"In 1906, Breasted, America's first noted Egyptologist, published this series in which he presents a history of the golden age of Egypt gleaned from its records, many of which he was the first scholar to be allowed to study. This edition, the first in paperback, offers a new introduction by historian Peter A. Piccione, who places Breasted's work in a modern context. A solid series for academic libraries and priced so that public libraries also can afford them." -- "Classic Returns," Library Journal "The republication of this seminal work after nearly a century, by the University of Illinois, is as welcome as it is unexpected." -- Josef Wegner, Odyssey

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press; annotated edition edition (May 17, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0252069900
  • ISBN-13: 978-0252069901
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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76. The content of this document, remarkable as it is, is perhaps not more valuable than the revelation it furnishes of the existence of royal annals of an official character, regularly kept by the kings of Egypt in the Old Kingdom and extending back into the time of the two kingdoms of the North and South. Read the first page
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making mortuary offerings, malachite country, mortuary stela, jackal nome, mortuary endowment, mortuary priest, mortuary prayer, fivefold titulary, superior prophet, double cabinet, predynastic kings, premières dynasties, sacred barge, chief treasurer, majesty commanded, highest date, sacred barque, sole companion, contemporary monuments, hereditary prince, ritual priest, false door, intercalary days, lay priests, satisfied therewith
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Lower Egypt, Twelfth Dynasty, Upper Egypt, Eleventh Dynasty, Proceedings of the Society of Biblical, Turin Papyrus, Fifth Dynasty, Fourth Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Wadi Maghara, British Museum, Old Kingdom, Third Dynasty, Worship of Horus, First of the Westerners, Kahun Papyri, Red Sea, First Dynasty, New Year's Day, Wadi Halfa, Wadi Hammamat, Beni Hasan, Berlin Museum, Favorite of the Two Goddesses, Good God
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good place to start., August 30, 2001
By L. D. Bores "grumposaurus" (Scottsdale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This collection is - as Dr. Piccione points out - somewhat dated, assembled as it was - almost 100 years ago (hence only 4 stars). At the time of its original publication it was the pinnacle of its kind and collected together all extant memorials with new translations.
More material - much more - has been garnered since and some of the historical perspectives of Breasted will have - perforce - been pushed off the mark. Still and all - this series gathers togther all of that earlier material that laid the foundation for the egyptology today. Much of that material was then (and is likely still) available only in obscure articles, locations, manuscripts. Here it all is.
By all means, adjust the dates of certain epochs in the light of modern 'knowledge'; but that adjustment is just gravy. Here's the meat.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, September 15, 2001
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These volumes, written by a distinguished American Egyptologist, were first published in 1906 and 1907. In his introduction to this re-edition, Egyptologist Peter Piccione provides a short biography of the author as well as a historical account of the 5 tomes. Volume 1 discusses the First through the Seventeenth Dynasties; Volume 2, the Eighteenth Dynasty; Volume 3, the Nineteenth Dynasty; and Volume 4, the Twentieth through Twenty-Sixth Dynasties. Volume 5 contains supplementary bibliographies and indices for the previous volumes; Piccione has added a more recent bibliography that proves to be quite useful. Each book offers a description of texts along with comments on historicity and significance, before continuing onto easy-to-understand translations. Many of the texts included are never-before-seen passages, while others are quite popular: the Palermo Stone, Letter of Pepi II, Tale of Sinuhe, Tomb of Rekhmire, Capture of Kadesh, Papyrus Harris, Adoption Stela of Nitocris, and so on. This is the most complete, easy-to-consult translation of Egyptian historical texts ever available in the field of Egyptology. A highly recommended ressource for students and scholars.
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