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Ancient Records of Egypt: VOL. 3: THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
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Description for Ancient Records of Egypt: VOL. 3: THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
Paperback. Chronicles the precarious reigns of King Akhenaten's successors and the political and legal reforms of King Horemheb, who succeeded to the throne after the passing of the last members of the royal family. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Volume 3 of Ancient Records of Egypt opens on the chaotic aftermath of King Akhenaten's religious revolution. Breasted chronicles the precarious reigns of Akhenaten's successors and the political and legal reforms of King Horemheb, who succeeded to the throne after the passing of the last members of the royal family. This volume contains the important edict of Horemheb, intended to prevent the oppressive abuses connected with the collection of taxes from the common people, and the inscriptions of Roy, high priest of Amon, showing the first transmission from father to son of the office of the high priest.
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Volume 3 of Ancient Records of Egypt opens on the chaotic aftermath of King Akhenaten's religious revolution. Breasted chronicles the precarious reigns of Akhenaten's successors and the political and legal reforms of King Horemheb, who succeeded to the throne after the passing of the last members of the royal family. This volume contains the important edict of Horemheb, intended to prevent the oppressive abuses connected with the collection of taxes from the common people, and the inscriptions of Roy, high priest of Amon, showing the first transmission from father to son of the office of the high priest.
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Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252069758
SKU
V9780252069758
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About Breasted
James Henry Breasted (1865-1935), the first American scholar to hold a professorship in Egyptology, was the author of The Battle of Kadesh, A History of Egypt, Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Times: A History of the Early World, and The Conquest of Civilization. Peter A. Piccione is an Egyptologist and professor of comparative ancient history at ... Read more
Reviews for Ancient Records of Egypt: VOL. 3: THE NINETEENTH DYNASTY
"In 1906, Breasted, America's first noted Egyptologist, published this series in which he presents a history of the golden age of Egypt gleaned from its records, many of which he was the first scholar to be allowed to study. This edition, the first in paperback, offers a new introduction by historian Peter A. Piccione, who places Breasted's work in a ... Read more