Egyptian Dreams

Daughter_Of_SETI

Has anyone read any of the following books? If so, do you know if there's much information on Old Kingdom monuments in any of them?

The Tomb in Ancient Egypt: Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the Romans - by Aidan Dodson

Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids - by D. Arnold

The Unis Cemetery at Saqqara: Tombs of Iynefert and Ihy (Reused by Idut) - by Naguib Kanawati and M. Abder-Raziq

The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt - by Richard H. Wilkinson

The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt - by W. S. Smith

Egyptian Temples - by Margaret A. Murray

These are the only books I could find that seem remotely what I might be looking for. Confused

Any help would be much appreciated. Pray

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BobManske · Scribe Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 350

Daughter_Of_SETI · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject:

Thank you so much, Bob, you've been a massive help! Cool

I already have the three books on pyramids that you mentioned from working on a previous assignment, so I plan to re-read portions of those books for my current work. My current assignment is asking me to discuss monuments of the Old Kingdom, which is very vague, so I'm trying to gather as much material on Old Kingdom monuments and architecture as I can. The Tomb in Ancient Egypt and Complete Tombs both look like excellent books, so I'll definitely take your advice and get those two. Wink

If you think of anything else let me know. Very Happy

Thanks again. notworthy

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BobManske · Scribe Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 350

Did you see that, Kmt_sesh? I suckered D_o_S into buying some books! Payback for what she did to us!

Seriously, though. I've really enjoyed Hieratic Inscriptions From the Tomb of Tutankhamun, and it's not nearly as expensive at the two you're buying, D_o_S. I do hope you like them and that you find them useful for your coursework and enjoyment.

If you don't, feel free to send the bill to our friend in Chicago. But not until after I see him on Saturday!

Bob
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Neferseshat

Dear DOS,

I just finished Murray's Egyptian Temple, which introduces 48 AE temples, mostly from NK and later period, including the structure of each building. If you are interested in buildings, it must be a great book to you! However, it's a difficult thing for me to read without many illustrations. Embarassed

anneke · Queen of Egypt Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 9305

I have those two books D_o_S and I think you will not regret getting those. I really like both of them. They are both a bit more on the general overview side of things. But lots of interesting information.
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Montuhotep88 · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

I have Complete Temples and I think it's arguably the best of the "Complete" books that Thames and Hudson has published (though how "complete" can they be, really??).

I don't have the Dodson/Ikram one yet, but it's high on my to-buy list. Can't miss with those authors...

timmytriga4 · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject: WHATS A GOOD BOOK TO START WITH

Montuhotep88

Daughter_Of_SETI · Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject:

Thank you, everyone! Very Happy

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