Eternal Egypt

Transl. of L'�gypte �ternelle from the French by Doreen Weightman..

1 The black land, the land of Kem-T. 2 The Egyptians in the Nile Valley. 3 The Pharaoh. 4 The development of Egypt. 5 The expansion of Egypt and the reactions of neighbouring peoples. 6 On the nature of gods and piety. 7 Human destiny and caring for the dead. 8 Intellectual achievements. 9 Art. 10 Egypt as seen by the ancients and in the light of modern research

'...a member of the French Institute and the dean of Egyptology details the vast panorama of Egyptian life from its dim historical beginnings in 3000 B.C. to the conquest by Alexander in 333 B.C.'

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