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The Early History of Egypt: From the Old Testament, Herodotus, Manetho, and the Hieroglyphical Inscriptions

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Early History of Egypt: From the Old Testament, Herodotus, Manetho, and the Hieroglyphical Inscriptions
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Samuel Sharpe
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Egyptology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 170
Category/GenreArchaeology
Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108083010
ClassificationsDewey:932
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Plates, color; 3 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 30 April 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This 1836 work by Samuel Sharpe (1799-1881) is the first of two volumes on the history of ancient Egypt; the second, dealing with the Ptolemaic period, is also reissued in this series. From a banking family, Sharpe was fascinated by Thomas Young's and Champollion's work in deciphering the hieroglyphs. He taught himself Coptic, and compiled his own hieroglyphic vocabulary lists. His facility for decipherment was assisted by a natural gift for solving cryptograms, but his inferences sometimes led him into error. His objective in this book is 'to collect out of the writings of the ancients every particular relating to the History of Egypt', marshalling ancient authorities including the Old Testament, Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and the Ptolemaic priest Manetho, whose division of the rulers into dynasties is still relied on. The second part of the book uses this evidence to discuss Egyptian life, language, beliefs and customs.