Description
This authoritative study explores the formative centuries of ancient Egyptian civilization, from the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt through the rise of the centralized state and the beginnings of monumental kingship. Drawing on archaeological evidence, inscriptions, art, and material culture, it reconstructs the rulers, institutions, religious beliefs, and social structures that shaped Egypt’s earliest dynasties. The book examines how political power, economic organization, warfare, and royal ideology transformed a newly unified land into one of the ancient world’s most enduring civilizations. Clear, comprehensive, and richly documented, it offers an essential portrait of Egypt at the dawn of its dynastic history.
Available Editions
paperback
Routledge
Published Jan 1, 2001
413 pages
ISBN: 9780415186339
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Details
First Published
1999
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Early Dynastic Egypt by Toby Wilkinson.