Reflections of Osiris : lives from ancient Egypt / John Ray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ray, J. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osiris (Egyptian deity).

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization--332 B.C.-638 A.D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spanning more than two millennia, this work captures the flavor of life in ancient Egypt through profiles of eleven actual people and the god Osiris. It contains more than twenty halftones and several maps. The intriguing lives of everyday Egyptians are also resurrected here.

Contents:

Contents; Maps; A Note on Chronology and Names; Introduction; 1 Egypt's Leonardo (Imhotep, c. 2650 BC); 2 A Farmer's Problems (Heqanakhte, c. 1950 BC); 3 Gloriana (Queen Hatshepsut, reigned c. 1473-1458 BC); 4 Justice and the Moon King (Horemheb, reigned c. 1323-1295 BC); 5 The First Egyptologist (Khaemwise, c. 1285-1225 BC); 6 The Temple Scribe's Petition (Petiese, c. 583-511 BC); 7 The Magician Pharaoh (Nectanebo II, reigned 359/8-343/2 BC); 8 People of the Serapeum (Hor of Sebennytos and his companions, c. 200-150 BC); Epilogue: 'Such is Osiris'; Notes to the Text; Picture Credits

Suggestions for Further ReadingAcknowledgement; Index

Notes:

Originally published: London : Profile, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-164) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-56023-1

1-4237-4674-0

0-19-803601-9

1-60256-827-8

OCLC:

814463987