{"product_id":"a-companion-to-ancient-egypt-2-volume-set-isbn-9781405155984","title":"A Companion to Ancient Egypt, 2 Volume Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO ANCIENT EGYPT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO ANCIENT EGYPT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Companion is a well-edited, comprehensive approach to the history, culture, literature, and high art of ancient Egypt … In bringing together some of the best authors on their respective topics, Lloyd has assembled an in-depth complement to ancient Egyptian studies.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNear Eastern Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The aim of this companion is to provide a competent and authoritative overview on ancient Egypt. This has been accomplished well. All articles are concise, with comprehensive summaries which reflect the most recent scholarship. The interested reader, student, or scholar will find a very helpful and satisfactory platform to start from with this companion. It will guide him or her to further reading and in their own research.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Companion is a current, readable and, on occasion, illustrated account of all major events, aspects of history and culture in ancient Egypt….it has a broad appeal with an extensive range of subjects covered in differing depths allowing the reader to dip in for pleasure or study.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For anyone interested in ancient Egypt … Recommended. All levels\/libraries.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part of a highly regarded series, this work offers the student, interested general reader, and specialist a thorough and up-to-date resource on ancient Egypt. Written by curators and academics at museums and institutions in Egypt, Europe, and North America, the chapters present definitions and context in framing the current state of the question for each topic, with the time frame deliberately extended into the Greco-Roman period.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook News, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, and delivered in a highly readable style, this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides the very latest, well-illustrated accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e gives full scope to the discussion of Ancient Egypt, whose development lasted well over three and a half millennia. Areas of discussion have been divided into physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts while historically oriented chapters reveal an emphasis on thematic issues. Lloyd provides a chronological table with additional historical comment at the start of each volume, allowing readers to locate each historical chapter in its overall context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e brings together nearly 50 newly commissioned essays by an international team of leading scholars to provide new and illustrative coverage of one of the most successful civilizations the world has ever seen.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology xxxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xlix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I The Land of Egypt 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Physical Context of Ancient Egypt 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Parcak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Historical Narratives 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Prehistory 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eE. Christiana Koehler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Early Dynastic Period 48\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eToby Wilkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Old Kingdom 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichel Baud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarco Willems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom 101\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLudwig D. Morenz and Lutz Popko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Libyans and Nubians 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Naunton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Saites and Persians (664–332) 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOlivier Perdu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Ptolemaic Period 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Roman Period 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLivia Capponi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III State and Economic Structures 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEllen F. Morris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Administration and Law: Pharaonic 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Haring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane Rowlandson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Priests and Temples: Pharaonic 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeal Spencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman 274\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilly Clarysse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Economy: Pharaonic 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Economy: Graeco-Roman 309\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis Kehoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Settlements – Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic 326\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory D. Mumford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Settlements – Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman 350\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaola Davoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Transport in Ancient Egypt 370\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert B. Partridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Science and Technology: Pharaonic 390\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCorinna Rossi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Science and Technology: Alexandrian 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eT. E. Rihll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic 425\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony J. Spalinger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman 446\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNigel Pollard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV The Social Order 467\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic 469\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Frood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman 491\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEugene Cruz-Uribe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Religion in Society: Pharaonic 507\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKasia Szpakowska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Religion in Society: Graeco-Roman 526\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Frankfurter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography to parts I-IV 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V Language and Literature 639\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Language, Scripts, and Literacy 641\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames P. Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Middle Kingdom Literature 663\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoland Enmarch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 New Kingdom Literature 685\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerald Moers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Late Period Literature 709\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKim Ryholt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Coptic and Coptic Literature 732\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeo Depuydt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Greek Literature in Egypt 755\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. D. Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI The Visual Arts 779\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Temple Architecture and Decorative Systems 781\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePenelope Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Mortuary Architecture and Decorative Systems 804\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAidan Dodson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Early Dynastic Art and Iconography 826\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStan Hendrickx and Frank Forster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Old Kingdom Sculpture 853\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHourig Sourouzian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom 882\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRita E. Freed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 New Kingdom Sculpture 913\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBetsy M. Bryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Late Period Sculpture 944\u003cbr\u003e Edna R. Russmann\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian Sculpture 970\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally-Ann Ashton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Pharaonic Painting through the New Kingdom 990\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBetsy M. Bryan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Mosaics and Painting in Graeco-Roman Egypt 1008\u003cbr\u003e Helen Whitehouse\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Egyptian Art of Late Antiquity 1032\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThelma K. Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VII The Reception of Egyptian Culture 1065\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Classical Antiquity 1067\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan B. Lloyd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 The Reception of Egypt in Europe 1086\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Bednarski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt 1109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Cooperson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Ancient Egypt in the Museum: Concepts and Constructions 1129\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristina Riggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography to parts V-VII 1154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 1213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Alan Lloyd’s edited two-volume Companion to ancient Egyptis a very impressive achievement . . . Wendrich and Lloyd have shown that text and reference books on ancient Egypt can be accessible and interesting and can serve to break traditional boundaries between Egyptology and the related disciplines of Archaeology and Classics, for which they should be heartily congratulated.”  (\u003ci\u003eAntiquity\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Companionis a well-edited, comprehensive approach to the history, culture, literature, and high art of ancient Egypt … In bringing together some of the best authors on their respective topics, Lloyd has assembled an in-depth complement to ancient Egyptian studies.”  (\u003ci\u003eNear Eastern Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The aim of this companion is to provide a competent and authoritative overview on ancient Egypt. This has been accomplished well. All articles are concise, with comprehensive summaries which reflect the most recent scholarship. The interested reader, student, or scholar will find a very helpful and satisfactory platform to start from with this companion. It will guide him or her to further reading and in their own research.\" (BMCReview, 14 October 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This Companion is a current, readable and, on occasion, illustrated account of all major events, aspects of history and culture in ancient Egypt….it has a broad appeal with an extensive range of subjects covered in differing depths allowing the reader to dip in for pleasure or study.” (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For anyone interested in ancient Egypt . . . Recommended. All levels\/libraries.\" (Choice, 1 March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Part of a highly regarded series, this 2-volume work offers the student, interested general reader, and specialist a thorough and up-to-date resource on ancient Egypt. Written by curators and academics at museums and institutions in Egypt, Europe, and North America, the chapters present definitions and context in framing the current state of the question for each topic, with the time frame deliberately extended into the Greco-Roman period.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News Inc,\u003c\/i\u003e November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Blackwell Companions has an excellent reputation as a series, and this volume lives up to it… On the whole, this is an outstanding collection of entries by top scholars in Egyptology and an excellent starting point for anyone interested in ancient Egypt.” (\u003ci\u003eKatherine Eaton, Journal of the American Oriental Society 137.1, \u003c\/i\u003e2017)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan B. Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University and President of the Egypt Exploration Society. He is the author of many publications on Egyptological and Classical subjects, including a three-volume commentary on Herodotus Book II (1975 – 1985).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPANION TO ANCIENT EGYPT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Companion is a well-edited, comprehensive approach to the history, culture, literature, and high art of ancient Egypt … In bringing together some of the best authors on their respective topics, Lloyd has assembled an in-depth complement to ancient Egyptian studies.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNear Eastern Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The aim of this companion is to provide a competent and authoritative overview on ancient Egypt. This has been accomplished well. All articles are concise, with comprehensive summaries which reflect the most recent scholarship. The interested reader, student, or scholar will find a very helpful and satisfactory platform to start from with this companion. It will guide him or her to further reading and in their own research.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This Companion is a current, readable and, on occasion, illustrated account of all major events, aspects of history and culture in ancient Egypt….it has a broad appeal with an extensive range of subjects covered in differing depths allowing the reader to dip in for pleasure or study.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For anyone interested in ancient Egypt … Recommended. All levels\/libraries.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part of a highly regarded series, this work offers the student, interested general reader, and specialist a thorough and up-to-date resource on ancient Egypt. Written by curators and academics at museums and institutions in Egypt, Europe, and North America, the chapters present definitions and context in framing the current state of the question for each topic, with the time frame deliberately extended into the Greco-Roman period.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook News, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, and delivered in a highly readable style, this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e provides the very latest, well-illustrated accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Ancient Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e gives full scope to the discussion of Ancient Egypt, whose development lasted well over three and a half millennia. Areas of discussion have been divided into physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts while historically oriented chapters reveal an emphasis on thematic issues. Lloyd provides a chronological table with additional historical comment at the start of each volume, allowing readers to locate each historical chapter in its overall context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e brings together nearly 50 newly commissioned essays by an international team of leading scholars to provide new and illustrative coverage of one of the most successful civilizations the world has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988601192677,"sku":"NP9781405155984","price":543.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405155984.jpg?v=1761780924","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-ancient-egypt-2-volume-set-isbn-9781405155984","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}