Lives of the Ancient Egyptians
Subtitle: Pharaohs, Queens, Courtiers and Commoners
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: November 30, 2007
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780500051481
Subjects: Egyptian archaeology; History; History - General History; History: World; Ancient Egypt; Ancient - Egypt; History / Ancient / Egypt; General; Biography; Civilization; Egypt; To 332 B.C; To 332 B.C.
Table of contents: title: Foundations : Early dynastic period. Narmer : Egypt’s first king -- Merneith : The first woman to hold the reins of power -- Den : Reforming ruler of the 1st dynasty -- Khasekhemwy : Harbinger of the pyramid age -- Djoser : Builder of the step pyramid -- Hesira : Chief dentist at the court of Djoser -- Imhotep : Architect and sage who became a god -- Metjen : Career civil servant -- The pyramid age : old kingdom. Hetepheres : Mother of king Khufu -- Khufu : Lord of the great pyramid -- Hemiunu : Overseer of works -- Perniankhu : Court dwarf -- Ptahshepses : Royal son-in-law -- Pepiankh : Centenarian official -- Unas : The enigmatic monarch -- Metjetji : Courtier, patron, aesthete -- Mereruka : Grand vizier -- Weni : Royal factotum -- Harkhuf : Explorer of distant lands -- Pepi II : Egypt’s longest-reigning king -- Pepinakht-heqaib : Local hero -- Civil war and restoration : First intermediate period and Middle kingdom. Tjauti : Controller of desert routes -- Ankhtifi : Provincial leader in a time of civil war -- Hemira : Humble priestess from the delta -- Intef II : Theban warrior-king -- Tjetji : High official who served two monarchs -- Mentuhotep II : Reunifier of Egypt -- Meketra : Chancellor under Mentuhotep II -- Amenemhat I : Victim of a court conspiracy -- Hekanakht : Farmer and letter writer -- Sarenput : Prince of elephantine -- Hapdjefa : Provincial governor with a legal mindset -- Khnumhotep : Hereditary noble -- Ikhernofret : Witness of the Osiris mysteries -- Senusret III : Lord of Nubia -- Horwerra : Expedition leader -- Sobekhotep III : Commoner who became king -- A golden age : Early 18th dynasty. Apepi :  An Asiatic on the throne of Egypt -- Taa II : King slain in battle against the Hyksos -- Ahmose-Nefertari : Royal daughter, wife and mother -- Ahmose son of Abana : Wartime naval officer -- Ahmose Pennekhbet : Soldier under four successive monarchs -- Hatshepsut : The female pharaoh -- Senenmut : Favoured courtier of Hatshepsut -- Thutmose III : Creator of an Egyptian empire -- Menkheperraseneb : High priest of Amun -- Rekhmira : Prime minister of Upper Egypt -- Dedi : Governor of the western desert -- Qenamun : Bombastic chief steward -- Nakht : Humble owner of a beautiful tomb -- Sennefer : Mayor of Thebes -- Amenhotep III : Ruler of a golden age -- Tiye : Queen with an interest in power-politics -- Userhat : Lowly scribe, artistic patron -- Amenhotep, son of Hapu : The king’s right-hand man -- The great heresy : Amarna period. Akhenaten : The heretic pharaoh -- Nefertiti : The power behind the throne -- Meryra : Zealot of a new religion -- Bak : Sculptor who led an artistic revolution -- Mahu : Akhenaten’s chief of police -- Huy : Viceroy of Kush -- Tutankhamun : The boy king -- Ankhesenamun : Tutankhamun’s child bride -- Maya : Royal treasurer -- Ay : The great survivor -- Imperial Egypt : Ramesside period. Horemheb : Founder of a new age -- Sennedjem : Workman in the Valley of the Kings -- Urhiya : Foreigner who became an army general -- Yupa : Successful second-generation immigrant -- Ramesses II : The greatest of all pharaohs -- Raia : A musician from Memphis -- Khaemwaset : The first Egyptologist -- Mes : Victor in a long-running court case -- Didia : Chief draughtsman of foreign ancestry -- Merenptah : Pharaoh who subdued Israel -- Paneb : Notorious criminal -- Bay : Kingmaker -- Ramesses III : The last great king of Egypt -- Ramessesnakht : High priest under the late Ramessides -- Naunakht : Woman who disinherited her children -- Thutmose : Correspondent in a time of trouble -- Panehsy : Strongman who challenged royal power -- Herihor : Great overseer of the army -- Twilight of the gods : Third intermediate period, Late period and Ptolemaic period. Wendjebaendjedet : Royal favourite -- Osorkon : Prince caught up in a bitter power struggle -- Piye : The first black pharaoh -- Harwa : Steward of the divine Adoratrice -- Montuemhat : Governor of Thebes in uncertain times -- Padiamenope : Owner of the largest private tomb in Egypt -- Nitiqret (Nitocris) : God’s wife, king’s servant -- Sematawytefnakht (I) : Royal flotilla commander -- Ahmose II (Amasis) : Usurper who made peace with the Greeks -- Wadjhorresnet : Admiral who collaborated with the Persians -- Wennefer (Onnofri) : Snake doctor and political survivor -- Nakhthorheb (Nectanebo II) : Egypt’s last native ruler -- Sematawytefnakht (II) : Eyewitness of Alexander’s conquest -- Padiusir (Petosiris) : Devoted servant of his local god -- Ptolemy I : Macedonian general who founded a dynasty -- Manetho : The father of Egyptian history -- Cleopatra VII : Tragic queen who became a legend -- Chronology and king list -- Map -- Sources of quotations.