The mammoth book of eyewitness ancient Egypt
By: edited by Jon E. Lewis.
Contributors: Lewis, Jon E., 1961-
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 519
Subjects: Egypt -- Civilization.; Egypt -- History.; Egypt -- Antiquities.
Other titles: Eyewitness ancient Egypt; Ancient Egypt
Notes: "From Pharaohs to peasants, pyramid building to working on the Nile delta, over 100 eyewitness documents revealing Ancient Egyptian history and day-to-day life from 3150BC to 30BC"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]-519) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: The age of the pyramids, the Old Kingdom, Egypt 2686-2181 BC; title: Part 2: Chaos and resurrection, the first intermediate period and the Middle Kingdom, Egypt 2181-1782 BC; title: Part 3: Empire, the second intermediate period and the New Kingdom, Egypt 1782-1070 BC; title: Part 4: Decline, the third intermediate period, the late period and the Ptolemaic period, Egypt 1069-30 BC.