The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt expands upon the information presented in the first with a chronology, an introductory essay, a

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Annotation Important historical and cultural figures, as well as some less well-known individuals in Egypt's long history are incorporated in this scholarly wor

A wealth of information from th predynastic period around 3000 BC to the fall of the New Kingdom in 1070 BC.

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