A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum
“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.)
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About this eBook
| Creator | British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities |
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| Author of introduction, etc. | Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir, 1857-1934 |
| LoC No. | 09027285 |
| Title | A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum |
| Original Publication | London: Harrison & Sons, 1909. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| 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) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DT: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Africa |
| Subject | Egypt -- Antiquities |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76000 |
| Release Date | May 2, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2146 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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