內容簡介
內容簡介 A clearly written and vividly illustrated guide to the main themes of the ancient Egyptian world, including religion, art and architecture, the lives of both pharaohs and the lower classes and the Egyptian language. Highly suitable for all readers with a general interest in Egypt. A clearly written and vividly illustrated guide to the main themes of the ancient Egyptian world, including religion, art and architecture, the lives of both pharaohs and the lower classes and the Egyptian language. Highly suitable for all readers with a general interest in Egypt.
作者介紹
作者介紹 David P. Silverman is currently Curator-in-Charge of the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum and Chairman of the university's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. His many previous books include Language and Writing in Ancient Egypt, Religion in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Kingship, and Masterpieces of Tutankhamun. His fieldwork includes the co-directorship of the University of Pennsylvania Boston Museum of Fine Arts expedition to record the tombs of the Old and Middle Kingdoms (ca. 2625-1530 BCE).