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Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
224 p. : ill., charts, photos (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"How did someone become pharaoh? -- What did a pharaoh do each day? -- Did the pharaoh personally lead his army into battle? -- How influential was the Great Royal Wife? -- How was a pharaoh embalmed and buried? -- Who was the last pharaoh (and it wasn't Cleopatra)?"--Jkt.
Author
Language
English
Description
James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through stacks of evidence--X-rays, archaeologist Howard Carter's files dealing with the discovery of a long-lost crypt, forensic clues, and stories told through the ages--to arrive at their own account of King Tut's life and death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal that casts fresh light on the oldest mystery of all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (59 p. ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Twelve lectures that focus on the fascinating leaders of ancient Egypt. By recounting the lives and accomplishments of the great ones of Egypt, they will present a history of Egypt spreading over 30 centuries.
Author
Publisher
Tasty Minstrel Games, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 game (1 game board, 15 scribe pawns, 5 victory point markers, 61 gold cards, 5 theft cards, 39 favor cards, 15 stones, 15 pyramids, 15 double pyramids, 4 offering tiles, 48 farmer tokens, 1 start player token, 1 rule booklet) ; in box 30 x 30 x 8 cm.
Language
English
Description
Along the banks of the Nile, farmers reap the benefits as it regularly overflows its banks and fertilizes the land. From this, civilization thrives - and every civilization has leaders! You are Egyptian royalty, and in Amun-Re you will make your bid for sections of land along the Nile. Each section provides many benefits - farms, temples, caravans, income, and advancements in knowledge. Perhaps most importantly, the land itself provides space to build...
10) Chronicle of the Pharaohs: the reign-by-reign record of the rulers and dynasties of ancient Egypt
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
224 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Questar
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Ancient Egypt awakes and this magical program is there to capture it. Through computer reconstructions, this program takes you back 5,000 years to a civilization that could create wondrous structures with the most primitive tools and human hands." --Container.
13) Ramses II
Author
Publisher
Simpkins Splendor of Egypt
Pub. Date
©1985
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
100 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ramses II, Egypt's most prolific builder and on of her longest reigning pharaohs, masterfully carved his place in history. From Abydos to Abu Simbel his unmistakable mark is ever present. He was a soldier, student, law-giver and god - and perhaps the mighty pharaoh of Moses' day. Ramses II is an informal look at the unfolding of a pharaoh's life - his times, his victories, his defeats, his family.
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
xv, 339 p. : ill. (some col.), geneal. table, maps (some col.), plans ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Essays by leading Egyptologists investigate the circumstances that allowed or compelled Hatshepsut to become king; the relationship between Hatshepsut and Thutmose III during their joint reign; powerful figures in the royal court, particularly Senemut, Hatshepsut's architect and steward; Hatshepsut's adoption of the Egyptian conventions of royal representation in order to bolster her legitimacy, as well as her use of architecture to make political...
15) The pharaohs
Author
Series
Publisher
Stonehenge
Pub. Date
[c1981]
Physical Desc
176 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
17) Egyptian myths
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Prepare to enter a world of deserts and floods, inhabited by shape-shifting gods, wicked demons, and mighty pharohs. This collection of 20 tales from Ancient Egypt will transport you back thousands of years to an enchanting, magical land."-- Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Ancient Egypt volume 6
Language
English
Description
Taita, the Pharaoh's advisor and hero of Desert God and River God, once again finds himself caught up in a whirlpool of ruthless intrigue that threatens the very foundations of the beloved empire he has pledged his life to protect. Plunged into dangerous and deadly waters more treacherous than the Nile, he must use his intelligence, alchemy, and cunning to protect his Pharaoh and keep safe all he loves.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. But after an unbearable tragedy strikes, Charlotte knows her future will never be the same. New York City, 1978: Eighteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for iconic former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who's in the midst of organizing...
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Smithsonian Institution. It houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections. These range from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers. From Fonzie's leather jacket to Archie Bunker's...
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