The culture of ancient Egypt / by John A. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, John A. (John Albert), 1899-1976.

Contributor:

The Library of Chaim Potok (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Phoenix books (Chicago, Ill.) ; P11.

Oriental Institute essay

Phoenix books ; P11

An Oriental Institute essay.

Standardized Title:

Burden of Egypt

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Civilization.

Egypt.

Civilization.

Penn Provenance:

Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)

Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)

Physical Description:

v pages, 1 unnumbered page, 344 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1956]

Contents:

The black land: geographic factors of Egypt

Out of the mud: the long prehistoric struggle

The search for security and order: Dynasties 1-3 (about 3100-2700 B.C.)

The king and god: Dynasties 4-6 (about 2700-2200 B.C.)

The first illness: Dynasties 7-11 (about 2200-2050 B.C.)

The king as the good shepherd: Dynasties 11-2 (about 2050-1800 B.C.)

The great humiliation: Dynasties 13-17 (about 1800-1550 B.C.)

Far frontiers: Earlier Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1375 B.C.)

Irrepressible conflict: Later Dynasty 18 (about 1375-1325 B.C.)

Where is the glory? Dynasties 18-20 (about 1325-1100 B.C.)

The broken reed: Late Empire and Post-Empire (1350 B.C. and After).

Notes:

First published in 1951 under title: The burden of Egypt.

"Unabridged, 73 illustrations"--Cover

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.

Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Herman Potok October 3, 1957 Los Angeles".

Potok Collection copy is "Fourth Impression 1957".

OCLC:

253658