The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
History, Archaeology and Society
$47.09
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
11 July 2024
Summary
For the ancient Egyptians, the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1700 BC) was a classical period of art, history and literature. The Twelfth Dynasty was one of the strongest ever to rule on the banks of the Nile: some of its kings were later worshipped as local gods, and were made famous by classical Greek authors. Yet Egyptologists tend not to look beyond the extraordinary royal sculpture and literary masterpieces of the time.
Although the picture is fragmentary, as with any archaeological rec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350455535 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350455539 |
| Author: | Wolfram Grajetzki |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 11 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 232mm |
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Critics Review
This book provides an important update on the earlier, popular version. It is unique and impressive in its scope covering many aspects of Middle Kingdom administration and society drawing on a detailed survey of the evidence from all parts of Egypt. Critically, it does not favor one source type over others and draws on textual, artistic and archaeological sources equally. In doing so it addresses the Middle Kingdom society in a holistic and comprehensive manner. – Christian Knoblauch, Lecturer in Archaeology, Swansea University, UK
An approachable, and well-rounded, introduction to the rich historical and archaeological record of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, one of the great, but often overlooked, eras of pharaonic civilization. – Josef Wegner, Professor of Egyptian Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania, USA
The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt provides a clear and succinct summary of the complexities of political, social and religious aspects of one of the most intriguing periods in ancient Egyptian history, outlining the flexibility of power and socio-economic organization between ‘king’ and the many individuals in the provinces and frontiers. – Penny Wilson, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Durham University, UK
Wolfram Grajetzki
Wolfram Grajetzki is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Egyptology at University College London, UK. He is the author of The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society (2006), Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (2009), Tomb Treasures of the Late Middle Kingdom (2013) and The People of the Cobra Province in Egypt: A Local History, 4500 to 1500 BC (2020).
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