The Eternal Legacy: A History of Ancient Egypt, Preliminary Edition II
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The Eternal Legacy: A History of Ancient Egypt is an up-to-date chronological narrative of ancient Egypt from the late Neolithic to Graeco-Roman times. This history examines the political, social, economic and religious developments along the Nile Valley, which shaped the region and impacted societies for centuries to come.
- Topics covered include European colonialism, state formation, the age of pyramid building, the significance of early documentation and the cultural legacy of literature, the rise of imperial Egypt, the art and significance of mummification, the tomb of Tutankhamun, and the impact of the Hellenistic age.
- The text includes an in-depth discussion of the development of monumental architecture from the earliest complex groups along the Nile to the Roman conquest. This detailed overview includes tombs and structures associated with the Predynastic, Early Dynastic, Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, the transition and influences throughout the Late Period to Hellenistic and Roman times, augmented by analyses, photographs, illustrations, and vocabulary.
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Ancient Egypt
1.1 The Eternal Legacy
1.2 The Realm of Egypt
The Geography of Egypt
Nilotic Africa
Inundation
Lower Egypt and Delta
Upper Egypt
Oases and Deserts
Eastern Desert
Sinai Peninsula
1.3 Approaching History and the Study of Ancient Egypt
Historical Sources
Role of the Pharaoh and the Realm of Egypt
Crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt
1.4 The Great Egyptian Adventure
Graeco-Roman Texts
Early Travelers
Egypt in the Middle Ages
Grave Robbers to Early Scholarship
1.5 Conclusions
End Notes
Further Reading
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Chapter 2: Nilotic Farmers to State Formation
2.1 Overview
2.2 Prehistoric Egypt
Qarunian (c. 6,240–5,480 BC)
Fayumian (c. 5450–4400 BC)
The Predynatic Period (c. 5500/5300–3100 BC)
2.3 Lower Egypt
Merimda (c. 4800–4200 BC)
Omari Culture (c. 4600–4400 BC)
Ma’adi-Buto Cultural Complex (c. 4000–3200 BC)
2.4 Upper Egypt
Badarian Period (c. 4400–4000 BC)
Naqada I—Amratian Period (c. 4000–3500 BC)
Ceramics
Naqada II—Gerzean Period (c. 3500–3200 BC)
Tomb100
Naqada III—“Dynasty 0” (c. 3200–3000 BC)
Cemeteries
King Scorpion (c. 3150 BC)
2.5 The Formation of the Egyptian State
The Royal Cemetery at Abydos
2.6 The First Dynasty (c. 3000–2890 BC)
Horus Narmer
Horus Aha
Horus Djer
Horus Djet
Horus Den
Funerary Enclosures
Elite Private Tombs at Saqqara
2.7 The Second Dynasty (c. 2890–2686 BC)
Horus Raneb
Horus Nynetjer (or Ninetjer)
Horus Peribsen or Seth Peribsen
Horus and Seth Khasekhemwy
2.8 Conclusions
End Notes
Further Reading
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Chapter 3: The Old Kingdom
3.1 Overview
3.2 The Third Dynasty (c. 2686–2160 BC)
Djoser, Horus “Netjerikhet” (c. 2667–2648 BC)
Step Pyramid Complex
The Lost Tomb of Imhotep
Sekhemkhet (c. 2648–2640 BC)
Elite Tombs of the Third Dynasty
3.3 The Fourth Dynasty (c. 2613–2494 BC)
Sneferu (Horus Nebma’at, c. 2613–2589 BC)
Pyramid at Meidum
Bent Pyramid at Dashur
Red Pyramid at Dashur
Sun Worship at Heliopolis
Khufu (c. 2589–2566 BC)
Origins of the Pyramids
Tomb of Hetepheres
Djedefre or Radjedef (c. 2566–2558 BC)
Khafre or “Chephren” (c. 2558–2532 BC)
Menkaura or “Mycerinus” (c. 2532–2503 BC)
3.4 The Fifth Dynasty (c. 2494–2345 BC)
Sun Temples
Unas (c. 2375–2345 BC)
3.5 Climate Change and Starvation
3.6 Conclusions
End Notes
Further Reading
Chapter 4: The Later Old Kingdom to the First Intermediate Period
4.1 Overview
4.2 The Sixth Dynasty (c. 2345–2181 BC)
Teti (c. 2345–2323 BC)
Pepy I, “Meryra” (c. 2321–2287 BC)
Pepy II, “Neferkara” (c. 2278–2184 BC)
4.3 Fragmentation of the Egyptian State
The False Door
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4.4 The First Intermediate Period (c. 2160–2055 BC)
“Seventy Kings in Seventy Days”
4.5 Textual Sources and Commentary
4.6 Conclusions
End Notes
Further Reading
Chapter 5: The Middle Kingdom
5.1 Overview
5.2 The Eleventh Dynasty
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The Later Eleventh Dynasty (c. 2055–1985 BC)
5.3 The Twelfth Dynasty (c. 1985–1773 BC)
Amenemhat I
Instruction of Amenemhat
Senwosret I
Amenemhat II
Beni Hasan
The Middle Kingdom Town of Kahun
Amenemhat III
Pyramid of Dashur
Pyramid of Hawara
5.4 The Thirteenth Dynasty
Further Reading
End Notes
Appendix I: Egyptian Chronology/King List
Appendix II: Further Student Resources for Ancient Egypt
Glossary
Daniel M Warne is a lecturer and scholar in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and Egyptology; recently receiving the SUNY Chancellors award for excellence in teaching. He specializes in the art and iconography of private Old Kingdom tomb chapels, mummies and the process of mummification, the cultural significance of death and burial, and the development of early complex societies. Warne’s expertise has led to several publications, internships, assistantships, and work with museums and research institutions in the United States, Central America (Mexico and Belize), United Kingdom, and Egypt. He currently resides in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.