A reading list

This list contains most of the books that I have on Ancient Egypt. Some of them I've read completely, some of them I've read multiple times, while others I'm in the middle of reading or haven't yet started. It's my intent to read all of them at least once before September 1st, 2011.

In order to collate my thoughts, I'm going to write a short review of each book. I'm going to include quotes from some books (some copious amounts of quotes, but hopefully the copyright police won't came after me!) as well as notes of interesting comments and thoughts.

Hopefully, by the end of it all, I'll have enough concrete knowledge to finish my project! Or at least, not feel totally humiliated by my complete lack of knowledge on all things Egyptian.

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Legend: In progress Read Unread/Reference

1. 100 Hieroglyphs: Think Like an Egyptian, Barry Kemp review, quotations


2. A handbook of Egyptian religion, Adolf Erman review


3. Ancient Egyptian Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Hieroglyphs, Henry George Fischer


4. Ancient Egyptian Religion, Stephen Quirke


5. Behind Closed Eyes: Dreams and Nightmares in Ancient Egypt, Kasia Szpakowska


6. British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, Ian Shaw (Reference)


7. Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, R. O. Faulkner (Reference)


8. Dakleh Oasis Project: Preliminary Reports on the 1994-1995 to 1998-1999 Field Seasons, Colin A. Hope, Gillian E. Bowe (ed)


9. Descrption de l'Egypte (Reference)


10. Early Dynastic Egypt, Toby A. H. Wilkinson


11. Egypt's Belle Epoque: Cairo and the Age of the Hedonists, Trevor Mostyn review


12. Egypt through the Eyes of Travellers, P. Starkey, N. El Kholy (ed)


13. Egyptian Grammar, Alan Gardiner


14. Herodotus: Book II, W. G. Waddell (Greek reference)


15. How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself, Revised Edition, Mark Collier, Bill Manley, Richard Parkinson


16. Introduction to Ancient Egypt, T.G.H. James


17. Letters from the Desert: the correspondance of Flinders and Hilda Petrie, Margaret S. Drower


18. Life Under the Pharaohs, Leonard Cottrell


19. Magic in Ancient Egypt, Geraldine Pinch


20. Mallowan's Memoirs, M. E. L. Mallowan


21. Mysteries of the Oracles: The Last Secrets of Antiquity, Philipp Vandenberg


22. Paris Along the Nile: Architecture in Cairo from the Belle Epoque, Cynthia Myntti


23. Pharaoh's People: Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt, T. G. H. James


24. Red Land, Black Land, Barbara Mertz


25. Religion and Magic in Ancient Egypt, Rosalie David


26. Temples, Tombs and Heiroglyphs: a Popular History of Ancient Egypt, Barbara Mertz


27. Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt (2nd edition), Barbara Mertz


28. The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt, W. Stevenson Smith, William Kelly Simpson


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


30. The Egyptian Peasant, Henry Habib Ayrout, Margo Veillon, John Alden Williams


31. The Histories, Revised, Herodotus, John M. Marincola, Aubery de Selincourt


32. The Holy Land and Egypt and Nubia, David Roberts R. A.


33. The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry, New Edition, William Kelly Simpson, Raymond O. Faulkner


34. The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, Stelae, Autobiographies, and Poetry; Third Edition by Professor William Kelley Simpson, Professor Robert K. Ritner, The Reverent Dr. Vincent A. Tobin and Professor Edward Wente Jr.


35. The Litury of Opening the Mouth for Breathing, M. Smith


36. The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practices, Robert K. Ritner


37. The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society, Wolfram Grajetzki


38. The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Ian Shaw


39. The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt, Brian M. Fagan


40. The Secret Lore of Egypt: Its Impact on the West, Erik Hornung and David Lorton review


41. The Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou, with The funeral Papyrus of Iouiya, Theodore M. Davis (ed)


42. The Tomb of Tut.ank.Amen: the Annexe and Treasury, Howard Carter


43. The Western Desert of Egypt: An Explorers Handbook, Revised Edition, Cassandra Vivian


44. Travels in Egypt and Nubia (The Great Adventures), Giovanni Battista Belzoni


45. Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Zahi Hawass


46. Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs, A. G. McDowell


47. Vintage Alexandria: Photographs of the City, 1860-1960, Michael Haag


48. Vintage Egypt: Cruising the Nile in the Golden Age of Travel, Alain Blottiere arrival post review


49. Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Michael Rice (Reference)