Egypt and the Desert

Egypt and the Desert presents the complex relationship between the civilizations of the ancient Nile Valley and the desert territories that surround them. Themes include the invention of hieroglyphs, the desert as living entity, and how the Egyptian administered the vast barren terrain.

List of contents

1. The Red Land; 2. The Deserts and their Administration; 3. Desert as Numinous Space; 4. Writing and Drawing in the Desert; 5. Self-Presentation of Foreigners in the Egyptian Deserts; 6. Conclusion.

Summary

Egypt and the Desert presents the complex relationship between the civilizations of the ancient Nile Valley and the desert territories that surround them. Themes include the invention of hieroglyphs, the desert as living entity, and how the Egyptian administered the vast barren terrain.

Product details

• Authors: John Coleman Darnell, John Coleman (Yale University Darnell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781108820530
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82053-0
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 230 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Print on Demand; Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context; Elements in Ancient Egypt in C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, Nile Valley and Delta, Egypt; deserts; writing; administration; roads