Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Topography

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Editor’s Foreword page PART ONE General Considerations I. The Valley of the Nile and its Settlement PART TWO The Topographical Framework of Egyptian Civilization II. The Countryside A. The Nile and Seasons B. Irrigation and Soil C. Property and Usufruct D. Farming and Horticulture E. Domestic Animals III. The Nile and Egyptian Civilization A, The Nile as a Means of Transport B. Shipbuilding and Ports IV. The Desert and Egyptian Civilization A. The Eastern Desert B. Caravan Routes in the West — the Libyan Oases V. Raw Materials and Foreign Relations PART THREE Cities and Districts VI. Memphis and Heliopolis VII. The Delta: Fortresses and Harbours (Sile, Tanis and Naucratis) VIII. Heragleopolis and the Fayum page IX. Abydos, a Sacred City X. Thebes, Capital of the Empire XI. Amarna, the Horizon of Aten XII. The Frontier Region — Aswan, Elephantine and Philae XIII. Napata, the most southerly Town of the Empire Summary Outline of Egyptian History Bibliography List of Abbreviations Index