CONTENTS

Introduction

Land & People

GLOSSARY

The Nile

The Desert & the Oases

Rise of the State

Pharaoh

Profile: Narmer

Dynasties

Egypt’s Neighbors

Ethnicity & Population

Architecture & Sites

GLOSSARY

Construction

Pyramids

Temples

Profile: Snefru

Private Tombs

Settlements

Palaces

Fortresses

Great Discoveries

GLOSSARY

Hierakonpolis “Main Deposit”

Hetepheres’ Tomb

Meketre Models

Deir el-Bahari Royal Mummies

Profile: Senwosret III

Amarna Letters

The Bust of Nefertiti

Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Karnak Cachette

Science, Medicine & Technology

GLOSSARY

Medicine

Magic

Transportation

Mathematics & Astronomy

Profile: Thutmose III

Mummification

Tools & Crafts

Thought & Belief

GLOSSARY

Creation Myths

Re, the Sun God

Osiris & Resurrection

Profile: Akhenaten

Amun

Burial Equipment

Mortuary Texts

Wisdom

Tomb Robbery

Art & Culture

GLOSSARY

Music

Writing

Literature

Sculpture in the Round

Profile: Ramesses II

Painting & Relief

Minor Arts

Life & Society

GLOSSARY

Childhood & Family

Gender & Careers

Food

Bureaucracy

Sports & Games

The Military

Profile: Cleopatra

Law

Love

APPENDICES

Resources

Notes on Contributors

Index

Acknowledgments