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LoC No.: 09027285
Title: A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum
Original Publication: London: Harrison & Sons, 1909.
Credits: Richard Hulse, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net, with special thanks to Stephen Rowland for transcribing the hieroglyphics. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: “A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum” is a guidebook written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an informative introduction and practical companion for visitors to the British Museum, focusing on its extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities. The likely topic of the book is a comprehensive overview of ancient Egyptian history, culture, society, religion, language, and artifacts, as illustrated by objects in the museum’s collection. The opening of the book presents preliminary information about the text’s structure, intentions, and scope. It begins with a preface explaining the vastness and uniqueness of the museum’s Egyptian antiquities, spanning from the Predynastic era through the Christian period of Egypt. The introduction succinctly outlines Egypt’s geography—including the Nile, its Delta, deserts, oases, and climate—and discusses the boundaries and natural features that have shaped the country’s history. Subsequent sections introduce the origins, ethnic composition, and cultural characteristics of ancient Egyptians, highlighting connections with neighboring peoples and speculating on their early migrations. The opening further explores the Egyptian national character, their attitudes toward religion, morality, and daily life, and describes the structure and development of the Egyptian language and writing systems—hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, and Coptic—including a brief account of their decipherment. Overall, these initial pages set the stage for the book’s role as an accessible yet thorough reference on ancient Egyptian civilization as represented in the British Museum’s galleries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Creator: British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
Author of introduction, etc.: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
EBook No.: 76000
Published: May 2, 2025
Downloads: 560
Language: English
Subject: Egypt -- Antiquities
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 09027285
Title: A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum
Original Publication: London: Harrison & Sons, 1909.
Credits: Richard Hulse, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net, with special thanks to Stephen Rowland for transcribing the hieroglyphics. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: “A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum” is a guidebook written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an informative introduction and practical companion for visitors to the British Museum, focusing on its extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities. The likely topic of the book is a comprehensive overview of ancient Egyptian history, culture, society, religion, language, and artifacts, as illustrated by objects in the museum’s collection. The opening of the book presents preliminary information about the text’s structure, intentions, and scope. It begins with a preface explaining the vastness and uniqueness of the museum’s Egyptian antiquities, spanning from the Predynastic era through the Christian period of Egypt. The introduction succinctly outlines Egypt’s geography—including the Nile, its Delta, deserts, oases, and climate—and discusses the boundaries and natural features that have shaped the country’s history. Subsequent sections introduce the origins, ethnic composition, and cultural characteristics of ancient Egyptians, highlighting connections with neighboring peoples and speculating on their early migrations. The opening further explores the Egyptian national character, their attitudes toward religion, morality, and daily life, and describes the structure and development of the Egyptian language and writing systems—hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, and Coptic—including a brief account of their decipherment. Overall, these initial pages set the stage for the book’s role as an accessible yet thorough reference on ancient Egyptian civilization as represented in the British Museum’s galleries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Creator: British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
Author of introduction, etc.: Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934
EBook No.: 76000
Published: May 2, 2025
Downloads: 560
Language: English
Subject: Egypt -- Antiquities
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.