Introduction

This meticulously edited collection of history, literature and archaeological discoveries, is enriched with the key documents, images and historical sources of Ancient Egypt as well as with some of the most famous works of Ancient Egyptian literature.

"Ancient Egypt" represents the civilization of North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the place that is now as the country of Egypt.

Historical Overview

The history of ancient Egypt occurred as a series of stable kingdoms, separated by periods of relative instability known as Intermediate Periods: The Old Kingdom of the Early Bronze Age, the Middle Kingdom of the Middle Bronze Age and the New Kingdom of the Late Bronze Age.

Contents

Contents: History of Ancient Egypt, Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Literature of Ancient Egypt

Primary Sources of the Ancient Egyptian History

The Book of the Dead, Papyrus of Ani, The Rosetta Stone, Hymn to the Nile, The Laments of Isis and Nephthys, Great Hymn to Aten, Hymn to Osiris-Sokar, The Precepts of Ptah-Hotep, The Victory of Ramses II Over the Khita, An Account of the Battle of Megiddo, Charm for the Protection of a Child, Stories and Poems of Ancient Egypt, Tale of the Doomed Prince, The Magic Book, The Dialogue of a Misanthrope with His Own Soul, Ancient Egyptian Love Poems, The Egyptian Book of Herodotus