num_pages: 560
description: In the tumultuous and vivid history of New Kingdom Egypt Ramesses III's reign was prosperous and culturally rich. He fended off attacks by the Sea Peoples and others who threatened the state he built the great temple of Medinet Habu and he left wonderfully complete documents describing contemporary social structure and the economy. Amazingly we even have an account from a contemporary judicial document that describes events leading to Ramesses III's assassination. This edited collection presents a detailed and informative look at the life career and world of one of Egypt's most important pharaohs providing insight both on his reign and its aftermath and on the study of the political and cultural history of ancient Egypt. This collection offers the best new scholarship on Ramesses III with contributions from Christopher J. Eyre; Ogden Goelet Jr.; Peter W. Haider; Carolyn R. Higginbotham; Kenneth A. Kitchen; Bojana Mojsov; Steven R. Snape; Emily Teeter; and James M. Weinstein as well as from David O'Connor and Eric H. Cline. It will be of interest to those with an informed amateur's interest in Egyptology as well as to scholars of Egyptian and biblical archaeology.
language: English
title: Ramesses III: The Life and Times of Egypt's Last Hero
publisher: University of Michigan Press