elegantlion Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Many eons ago I read every library book I could get on Egypt. Much of that knowledge is rusty or forgotten. Because I simply need one more thing to do, (:tongue_smilie:) I'd like to design a self-study course focusing on Egypt. I looked but couldn't find any open courses specifically on Egypt. I thought I would add a book on mythology, Egyptian book of the Dead, and something on how to read hieroglyphs. I'd like a good book on the history and any other suggestions would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Paula, Does your library have any of the Teaching Company Egyptology lectures? If not, can you request them via Interlibrary loan? We joined the the regional university library (nominal fee) in order to borrow books and TC lectures. The TC course outlines usually contain an excellent suggested book list which might inspire you. Another idea may be to do a Google search for Egyptology course syllabi to see suggested readings. For example, I found this one which in addition to text readings has some links to Internet articles and maps. Have fun! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elegantlion Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Paula, Does your library have any of the Teaching Company Egyptology lectures? If not, can you request them via Interlibrary loan? We joined the the regional university library (nominal fee) in order to borrow books and TC lectures. The TC course outlines usually contain an excellent suggested book list which might inspire you. Another idea may be to do a Google search for Egyptology course syllabi to see suggested readings. For example, I found this one which in addition to text readings has some links to Internet articles and maps. Have fun! Jane thank you, Jane. My library is small, no TTC videos, I'll see if they could ILL it. The other link looks like it will give me some good ideas as well. Dear Paula, The University of California Press publishes several books about hieroglyphs; here's a link to one of them, but there are others in their catalogue, too: http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520239494 Have fun! Best, HG That is one of the books I stumbled on on Amazon. It looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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elegantlion Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 HG, those links are wonderful, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/links.html video search: http://bit.ly/qkrxJs Handpicked urls: http://bit.ly/qmWgBr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in PA Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I received a TTC catalog in yesterday's mail and the Egyptology course is on sale. I think it was fairly inexpensive as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 http://www.egyptology.com/reeder/links.html video search: http://bit.ly/qkrxJs Handpicked urls: http://bit.ly/qmWgBr Thank you! I received a TTC catalog in yesterday's mail and the Egyptology course is on sale. I think it was fairly inexpensive as well. I'll have to check that out, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Paula, have you looked at anything by Elizabeth Peters .....??? She writes the fictional Emerson and Peabody Mysteries which are set in Egypt in the mid-to-late 1800s. They are trained Egyptologists and, in spite of being light reads, the books contain good information on Egyptian history and characters: http://ameliapeabody.com/bookshelf.htm Elizabeth Peters has a PhD in Egyptology, and has written some non-fiction books under the name, Barbara Metz: Red Land Black Land and Tombs, Temples and Hieroglyphs: http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Mertz/e/B000APOTHA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1311108302&sr=8-1 She's very readable and informative in either fiction or non-fiction format. :001_smile: Sorry, I'm not suggesting more "academic" material but I'm on summer "relaxed mode" and so is my brain! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Paula, have you looked at anything by Elizabeth Peters .....??? She writes the fictional Emerson and Peabody Mysteries which are set in Egypt in the mid-to-late 1800s. They are trained Egyptologists and, in spite of being light reads, the books contain good information on Egyptian history and characters:http://ameliapeabody.com/bookshelf.htm Elizabeth Peters has a PhD in Egyptology, and has written some non-fiction books under the name, Barbara Metz: Red Land Black Land and Tombs, Temples and Hieroglyphs: http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Mertz/e/B000APOTHA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1311108302&sr=8-1 She's very readable and informative in either fiction or non-fiction format. :001_smile: Sorry, I'm not suggesting more "academic" material but I'm on summer "relaxed mode" and so is my brain! :D Thank you, those look good. I'm on relaxed mode myself. Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles helped stir my long dormant passion for Egypt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Paula, have you looked at anything by Elizabeth Peters .....??? She writes the fictional Emerson and Peabody Mysteries which are set in Egypt in the mid-to-late 1800s. They are trained Egyptologists and, in spite of being light reads, the books contain good information on Egyptian history and characters:http://ameliapeabody.com/bookshelf.htm Elizabeth Peters has a PhD in Egyptology, and has written some non-fiction books under the name, Barbara Metz: Red Land Black Land and Tombs, Temples and Hieroglyphs: http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Mertz/e/B000APOTHA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1311108302&sr=8-1 She's very readable and informative in either fiction or non-fiction format. :001_smile: Sorry, I'm not suggesting more "academic" material but I'm on summer "relaxed mode" and so is my brain! :D I was going to recommend Red Land Black Land. I think it's a great book. One thing that she does is comment frequently about the sparseness of written records. The other thing I appreciate is that she often points out that Egypt spans a very long time frame, and that something true in one end of Egyptian history isn't necessarily true at the other end or at various points in the middle. And she seems to have a good sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 I was going to recommend Red Land Black Land. I think it's a great book. One thing that she does is comment frequently about the sparseness of written records. The other thing I appreciate is that she often points out that Egypt spans a very long time frame, and that something true in one end of Egyptian history isn't necessarily true at the other end or at various points in the middle. And she seems to have a good sense of humor. Thank you, I have it in my cart. A sense of humor is a big plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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