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050 _aDT 83
_b.C579 1994
100 _aClayton, Peter A.
_9106768
245 0 _aChronicle of the Pharaohs :
_bthe reign-by-reign record of the rulers and dynasties of ancient Egypt /
_cPeter A. Clayton.
260 _aLondon :
_bThames and Hudson,
_c1994
300 _a224 p. :
_bill. (some col.), col. maps
_c26 cm.
500 _aWith 350 illustrations, 130 colour.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 219) and index.
520 _aConsists of datafiles for every pharaoh listing key information such as royal titles, place of burial,and family relationships. Discusses lives and personalities of famous kings Djoser, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Ramesses the Great,and famous queens Hatsepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra with collection of protraits of all the major rulers and diagrams and plans of royal tombs and monuments. Uses timelines and other visual aids to the length of each reign,and overlapping of certain reigns. Presents tables listing genealogies,royal mummies and main events, plus special features on everything from the eight wives of Ramesses the Great to the pharaohs of the Exodus with cartouches( royal names written hieroglyphs) for each king. Egypts 170 pharaohs are documented.
650 _aPharaohs.
_9106769
942 _cREF
999 _c74546
_d74546