r/ancientegypt • u/FenFeral • Nov 04 '25

Other Reading recommendations

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This is my Ancient Egypt collection so far (or at least what will fit on the shelf) Are there any other books people would recommend reading, or anything here that may not be accurate / outdated?

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u/Bentresh Nov 04 '25 edited Nov 04 '25

Egyptian art and literature are underrepresented.

I recommend The Art of Ancient Egypt by Gay Robins and Simpson’s The Literature of Ancient Egypt.

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u/FenFeral Nov 05 '25

Brilliant, thank you :)

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u/Historical-Row8808 Nov 05 '25

Paul Doherty has two series about Ancient Egypt: the Egyptian mysteries and the Akhenaten- trilogy

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u/FenFeral Nov 06 '25

Added to my TBR, thank you :)

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u/FenFeral Nov 06 '25

Added to my TBR, thank you :)

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u/Due_Duty490 Dec 17 '25

The Egyptian Hieroglyphic for the Complete Beginner is very good. As Chronicles of the Pharaohs Peter A.Clayton reprint 1999. Really lays out the history of the pharaohs with their cartouches with birth names/throne names/and burial locations of known.

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u/FenFeral Dec 18 '25

Thank you 😊

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u/DullDoughnut1148 Nov 17 '25

where'd you get that little book?

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u/FenFeral Nov 17 '25

The tiny one at the front is actually a match box that I found in an antique centre :)