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1.) Ancient Egyptian Literature A collection of fresh, funny, poignant and surprisingly lively poetry from ancient Egypt, translated by John Foster.
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2.) Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra History and Society under the Ptolemies, a fascinating glimpse into the cultural mixing of two great civilizations, Egypt and Greece.
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3.) Egypt's Legacy Michael Rice's Jungian analysis of the rise of Egyptian society from 3000 BC to 30 BC.
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4.) The Mummy Congress Journalist and science writer Heather Pringle provides a comprehensive introduction to the current archaeological study of mummies, including those of the ancient Nile River civilizations.
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5.) Life and Death in Ancient Egypt Subtitled "Scenes from private tombs in New Kingdom Thebes," this fabulously illustrated book describes and provides photographs of the New Kingdom tombs of ordinary people, including Rekhmire's tomb, which illustrates the best evidence for trade between Egypt and Crete found to date. Translated from the German.
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6.) The Twilight of Ancient Egypt This book, translated from Karol Mysliwiec's original German, is on the history of ancient Egypt from the fall of the New Kingdom in 1070 BC to the conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BC.
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