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The Ancient Egypt Bibliography is a growing list of over 550 books on Ancient Egypt, written in different languages.

This list is intentionally eclectic: some books will be highly scientific, some are meant for a more general audience and others yet are intended for children.

Several books in this list hold a link to the world's largest on-line bookshops: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, enabling you to expand your personal library with your favourite books on Ancient Egypt.

 

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An X-Ray Atlas of the Royal Mummies

 

Author(s): Harris, James E. - Wente, Edward F.
Published: Chicago, 1980

 

 

Conversations with Mummies: New Light on the Lives of Ancient Egyptians

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Author(s): David, Rosalie
Published: Harpercollins, 2000

David describes how modern-day research on mummies has revealed many facts about life and death in Ancient Egypt.

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Egyptian Mummies

 

Author(s): Adams, Barbara
Published: Shire Egyptology, Aylesbury, 1984

 

 

Egyptian Mummies

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Author(s): Andrews, Carol
Published: Harvard Univesrity Press, 1998

An interesting overview of mummification and mummies in Ancient Egypt.

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Egyptian Mummies: A Pop-up book

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Author(s): Polk, Milbry
Published: Dutton Books 1997
Reading Level: ages 9 to 12

From the mysteries of the pyramids to the rites of a god's temple, this book explores one of the most fascinating periods of history.

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Egyptian Mummies: Unravelling the Secrets of an Ancient Art

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Author(s): Brier, Bob
Published: Quill, 1996

Amateur-Egyptogist Bob Brier describes in detail his first-hand examination of the mummification process. First-hand, because he himself mummified the body of a human being, thus testing the old theories and descriptions of this process.

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Egyptische Mummies en hun Geheimen

 

Author(s): Tadema Sporry, Bob
Published: Fibula-Van Dishoeck, Haarlem, 1981

 

 

Faces of Pharaohs. Royal Mummies and Coffins from Ancient Thebes

 

Author(s): Partridge, Robert B.
Published: Rubicon Press, London, 1996

 

 

Les Momies

 

Author(s): Leca, Ange-Pierre
Published: Editions Famot, Gen�ve, 1977 

 

 

Mummies

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Author(s): Milton, Joyce
Published: Grosset & Dunlap, 1996
Reading Level: ages 4 to 8

This book provides a first look at Egypt's ancient mummies, filled with lesser-known, up-to-date information that discusses the mysteries of how and why mummies were made and what they can tell us today.

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Mummies: Life After Death in Ancient Egypt

 

Author(s): Germer, Renate (e.a.)
Published: Prestel, 1997

German Egyptologist Renate Germer examins mummies and Ancient Egyptian beliefs in life after death.

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Mummies, Tombs and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt

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Author(s): Perl, Lila
Published: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1987
Reading Level: ages 9 to 12

A fascinating and thorough account of the Egyptian process of mummification and efforts to safeguard places of burial against thieves. Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt.

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Royal Mummies in the Egyptian Museum

 

Author(s): Ikram, Salima - Dobson, Aidan
Published: American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, 1997

 

 

Secrets of the Mummies: Uncovering the Bodies of Ancient Egyptians

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Author(s): Tanaka, Shelley
Published: Hyperion Press, 1999
Reading Level: ages 9 to 12

Text, illustrations, and color photographs provide accurate information about myriad aspects of mummies.

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The Best Book of Mummies

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Author(s): Steele, Philip
Published: Kingfisher Books, 1998
Reading Level: ages 4 to 8

From the City of the Dead to the Valley of the Kings, this colourful collection of mummies and coffins brings to life the mysteries of Ancient Egypt.

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The Canopic Equipment of the Kings of Egypt

 

Author(s): Dodson, Aidan
Published: Kegan Paul, 1994

From the author of "The Mummy in Ancient Egypt. Equiping the Dead For Eternity" comes this scientific study about the chests and vessels that were used to contain the mummified organs of the deceased kings.

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The Encyclopedia of Mummies

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Author(s): Brier, Bob
Published: Facts on File, 1998

By defining the term in its broadest sense to include both those mummies created by natural means and those formed by artificial means, author Brier has produced a volume to meet a growing interest.

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The Mummy

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Author(s): Tyldesley, Joyce
Published: Carlton Books, 1999

Tyldesley provides a look beyond the mummy's bandages.

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The Mummy in Ancient Egypt. Equiping the Dead For Eternity

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Author(s): Ikram, Salima - Dodson, Aidan
Published: Thames and Hudson, 1998

Working from the mummy outwards, the authors reveal the evolution of methods for treating the body, wrapping it, adorning it and sheltering it. A fascinating account of mummification in Ancient Egypt.

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Wrapped for Eternity: The Story of the Egyptian Mummy

 

Author(s): Mastin Pace, Mildred
Published: Peter Bedrick Books, 1998

 
 
 



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