دانلود کتاب Eternal Egypt: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt from Earliest Times to Conquest by Alexander the Great

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PREFACE, xv
1. THE BLACK LAND, THE LAND OF KEM-T, 1
The Nile valley in prehistoric times — The Nile — Flora — Fauna — The two faces of nature
2. THE EGYPTIANS IN THE NILE VALLEY, 16
Prehistoric man — The races of man — Human types — Population numbers
3. THE PHARAOH, 32
Definition of the Pharaoh — The coronation — The royal palaces — Royal funerals — The institutions of the monarchy
4. THE DEVELOPMENT OF EGYPT, 63
The royal lands, sacred and private — The central administration — The nomes — Everyday work — Hunting and fishing in the marshes — Quarries and mines — Workshops
5. THE EXPANSION OF EGYPT AND THE REACTIONS OF NEIGHBOURING PEOPLES , 104
The Nine Bows — Military resources of the Egyptians — The eastern nations — The southern countries — The Terraces of Incense — The western nations — Primitive Greeks and Cretans
6. ON THE NATURE OF GODS AND PIETY, 136
Number and diversity of the gods: animals, trees and sacred objects — Temples and priests, festivals and prohibitions — Work of the gods. The creation — The kings’ duties to the gods — The gods as patrons — Monotheism — Conclusion
7. HUMAN DESTINY AND CARING FOR THE DEAD, 166
The elements of personality — Primitive tombs — The great monument of Zoser — The pyramids of Snofru and of his successors — Inscriptions on the pyramids — Tombs of the queens and courtiers - The judgment of the dead and the negative statements — Tombs of the Middle and New Kingdoms — Attitudes to ancestral respect — Conclusion
8. INTELLECTUAL ACHIEVEMENTS, 200
Language and writing — Scribes and literary genres — Controlled literature - New Kingdom literature — The exact sciences — The natural sciences
9. ART, 231
Royal and provincial art - Anonymity in art — Various artists — Architecture — Sculpture — The graphic arts — Independent art — Jewellery and ornament
10. EGYPT AS SEEN BY THE ANCIENTS AND IN THE LIGHT OF MODERN RESEARCH, 279
The Hebrews - The Greeks and Romans — Deciphering the hieroglyphics. Champollion — Collectors and explorers. The discovery of Serapeum — Foundation of the Service des Antiquitiés — Excavations and publications, 1881-1914 — The First World War and the Egyptian Revolution - The present day — An evaluation of the ancient Egyptians
MAPS, 307
NOTES, 313
BIBLIOGRAPHY, 327
INDEX, 331