A History of Egypt from the End of the Neolithic Period to the Death of Cleopatra VII B.C. 30 (Routledge Revivals)

Vol. VII: Egypt Under the Saites, Persians and Ptolemies

E. A. Budge, E. A. Wallis Budge

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780415812535
• eBook ISBN: 9781135084295
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Egyptian Ancient History
• Index: History

Sir E. A. Wallis Budge (1857-1934) was Keeper of the British Museum's department of oriental antiquities from 1894 until his retirement in 1924. Carrying out many missions to Egypt in search of ancient objects, Budge was hugely successful in collecting papyri, statues and other artefacts for the trustees of the British Museum: numbering into the thousands and of great cultural and historical significance. Budge published well over 100 monographs, which shaped the development of future scholarship and are still of great academic value today, dealing with subjects such as Egyptian religion, history and literature.

This volume, first published in 1902, is the seventh of eight volumes by Budge dealing with different periods in the history of Egypt. The narrative begins with the reign of Uah-ab-R?, a king of the XXVIth Dynasty, and ends with that of Ptolemy IV. A period of increasing national prosperity, the influence of external influences can be seen during these years, which Budge argues paved the way for the advent of Christianity. This is a fascinating and important work, which is still of great value to those interested in Egyptology and archaeology.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Half Title page
• Publishers' note
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Chapter I.
• Chapter II The twenty-seventh dynasty. peom peesia.
• Chapter III The twenty-eighth dynasty. from saïs.
• Chapter IV The twenty-ninth dynasty. from mendes.
• Chapter V The thirtieth dynasty. feom sebennytus.
• Chapter VI The twenty-sixth to the thirtieth dynasty.—summary.
• Chapter VII The thirty-first dynasty. from persia.
• Chapter VIII Alexander the great and the ptolemaïc period.
• Chapter IX The ptolemies.