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Supplanting Shaw and Nicholson's Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (Abrams, 2003), this modestly sized, newly revised reference is, to date, the most comprehensive lexicon covering Egyptian and ancient Sudanese cultural, architectural, and geographical terms. Straightforward, alphabetized entries run just over a paragraph in length. Broader topics, such as mummification and animal husbandry, extend beyond a page. Wilkinson's (Genesis of the Pharaohs) chronology covers the period following Egyptian unification in 3000 B.C.E. to Roman rule in 395 C.E. Represented are 19 dynasties, followed by the Macedonian, Ptolemaic, and Roman periods. Recommended for Egyptology and ancient history collections.
—Savannah Schroll Guz