Companion to Ancient Egypt, 2 Volume Set

Alan B. Lloyd is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University and President of the Egypt Exploration Society. He is the author of many publications on Egyptological and Classical subjects, including a three-volume commentary on Herodotus Book II (1975 – 1985).

“Alan Lloyd’s edited two-volume Companion to ancient Egyptis a very impressive achievement . . . Wendrich and Lloyd have shown that text and reference books on ancient Egypt can be accessible and interesting and can serve to break traditional boundaries between Egyptology and the related disciplines of Archaeology and Classics, for which they should be heartily congratulated.”  (Antiquity, 1 January 2013)“The Companionis a well-edited, comprehensive approach to the history, culture, literature, and high art of ancient Egypt … In bringing together some of the best authors on their respective topics, Lloyd has assembled an in-depth complement to ancient Egyptian studies.”  (Near Eastern Archaeology, 2012)"The aim of this companion is to provide a competent and authoritative overview on ancient Egypt. This has been accomplished well. All articles are concise, with comprehensive summaries which reflect the most recent scholarship. The interested reader, student, or scholar will find a very helpful and satisfactory platform to start from with this companion. It will guide him or her to further reading and in their own research." (BMCReview, 14 October 2011)“This Companion is a current, readable and, on occasion, illustrated account of all major events, aspects of history and culture in ancient Egypt….it has a broad appeal with an extensive range of subjects covered in differing depths allowing the reader to dip in for pleasure or study.” (Reference Reviews, 2011)"For anyone interested in ancient Egypt . . . Recommended. All levels/libraries." (Choice, 1 March 2011)"Part of a highly regarded series, this 2-volume work offers the student, interested general reader, and specialist a thorough and up-to-date resource on ancient Egypt. Written by curators and academics at museums and institutions in Egypt, Europe, and North America, the chapters present definitions and context in framing the current state of the question for each topic, with the time frame deliberately extended into the Greco-Roman period." (Book News Inc, November 2010)“Blackwell Companions has an excellent reputation as a series, and this volume lives up to it… On the whole, this is an outstanding collection of entries by top scholars in Egyptology and an excellent starting point for anyone interested in ancient Egypt.” (Katherine Eaton, Journal of the American Oriental Society 137.1, 2017)

• List of Illustrations ixNotes on Contributors xixPreface xxviAcknowledgments xxviiiList of Abbreviations xxixChronology xxxviiMaps xlixPART I The Land of Egypt 11 The Physical Context of Ancient Egypt 3Sarah ParcakPART II Historical Narratives 232 Prehistory 25E. Christiana Koehler3 The Early Dynastic Period 48Toby Wilkinson4 The Old Kingdom 63Michel Baud5 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom 81Harco Willems6 The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom 101Ludwig D. Morenz and Lutz Popko7 Libyans and Nubians 120Christopher Naunton8 Saites and Persians (664–332) 140Olivier Perdu9 The Ptolemaic Period 159Katelijn Vandorpe10 The Roman Period 180Livia CapponiPART III State and Economic Structures 19911 The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office 201Ellen F. Morris12 Administration and Law: Pharaonic 218Ben Haring13 Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman 237Jane Rowlandson14 Priests and Temples: Pharaonic 255Neal Spencer15 Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman 274Willy Clarysse16 The Economy: Pharaonic 291Christopher Eyre17 The Economy: Graeco-Roman 309Dennis Kehoe18 Settlements – Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic 326Gregory D. Mumford19 Settlements – Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman 350Paola Davoli20 Transport in Ancient Egypt 370Robert B. Partridge21 Science and Technology: Pharaonic 390Corinna Rossi22 Science and Technology: Alexandrian 409T. E. Rihll23 Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic 425Anthony J. Spalinger24 Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman 446Nigel PollardPART IV The Social Order 46725 Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic 469Elizabeth Frood26 Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman 491Eugene Cruz-Uribe27 Religion in Society: Pharaonic 507Kasia Szpakowska28 Religion in Society: Graeco-Roman 526David FrankfurterBibliography to parts I-IV 547PART V Language and Literature 63929 Language, Scripts, and Literacy 641James P. Allen30 Middle Kingdom Literature 663Roland Enmarch31 New Kingdom Literature 685Gerald Moers32 Late Period Literature 709Kim Ryholt33 Coptic and Coptic Literature 732Leo Depuydt34 Greek Literature in Egypt 755A. D. MorrisonPART VI The Visual Arts 77935 Temple Architecture and Decorative Systems 781Penelope Wilson36 Mortuary Architecture and Decorative Systems 804Aidan Dodson37 Early Dynastic Art and Iconography 826Stan Hendrickx and Frank Forster38 Old Kingdom Sculpture 853Hourig Sourouzian39 Sculpture of the Middle Kingdom 882Rita E. Freed40 New Kingdom Sculpture 913Betsy M. Bryan41 Late Period Sculpture 944Edna R. Russmann42 Ptolemaic and Romano-Egyptian Sculpture 970Sally-Ann Ashton43 Pharaonic Painting through the New Kingdom 990Betsy M. Bryan44 Mosaics and Painting in Graeco-Roman Egypt 1008Helen Whitehouse45 Egyptian Art of Late Antiquity 1032Thelma K. ThomasPART VII The Reception of Egyptian Culture 106546 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Classical Antiquity 1067Alan B. Lloyd47 The Reception of Egypt in Europe 1086Andrew Bednarski48 The Reception of Pharaonic Egypt in Islamic Egypt 1109Michael Cooperson49 Ancient Egypt in the Museum: Concepts and Constructions 1129Christina RiggsBibliography to parts V-VII 1154Index 1213