| Description |
1 online resource (259 pages) |
| Series |
University College London Institute of Archaeology Publications |
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University College London Institute of Archaeology Publications
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Abbreviations and Notes; Conventions of Transliteration; 1 Introduction; 2 The Making of an Interpretatio Arabica of Ancient Egypt; 3 Treasure Hunting; 4 Medieval Arab Archaeological Methods and Descriptions; 5 Medieval Arab Attempts to Decipher Ancient Egyptian Scripts; 6 Medieval Arabic Concepts of Ancient Egyptian Religion; 7 Egyptian Mummia, Mummification and Burial Practices in Medieval Arabic Sources; 8 Egyptian Science in Medieval Arabic Sources |
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9 Egyptian Kingship and State Administration10 Conclusions; Figures; Appendices; Appendix 1: Biographies of Arab Writers; Appendix 2: Books on Ancient Egypt Used by Al-idrisi; Appendix 3: Primary Arabic Sources; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315429762 |
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1315429764 |
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