The Encyclopaedia of the Egyptian Pharaohs, Volume I: Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty

by Darrell D. Baker

A comprehensive guide to the known rulers of ancient Egypt from 3300-1069 B.C. Includes an alphabetized list of all known pharaohs through the Twentieth Dynasty. Each entry includes: a brief biography of the reign; tomb location and number (if known); location of known mummies; chief consorts (if known); hieroglyphs and transliterations of each form of the pharaoh's name; pertinent biographical references. In addition, the encyclopedia contains a glossary of commonly-used terms, an index of Grecianized names and variant spellings, a list of apocryphal kings of the Fourteenth Dynasty, the royal titulary, and a chronological king list by dynasty.

Genres: Egypt

587 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 2008

Reviews

[Jimmy Owens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! I wish they would put out volume two as this only goes through the 20th Dynasty.Gives a short biography on Pharaohs as well as the royal titulary.

[Michael Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing Book i need to read this book