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1	River God more books like this by Wilbur Smith add to wishlist Set in ancient Egypt. The Valley of the Kings lies ravaged by war, drained of it's lifeblood, weak men inherit the crown. Through the voice of Taita, the author draws the reader into the lives of the characters - their hopes, fears and passions. By the author of "Elephant Song". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt more books like this by Wilbur Smith add to wishlist Tanus is the fair-haired young lion of a warrior whom the gods have decreed will lead Egypt's army in a bold attempt to reunite the Kingdom's shattered halves. But Tanus will have to defy the same gods to attain the reward they have forbidden him, an object more prized than battle's glory: possession of the Lady Lostris, a rare beauty with skin ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.88! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Tomb of Three Foreign Wives of Tuthmosis III more books like this by Christine Lilyquist add to wishlist This volume is the result of a collaborative effort to reconstruct the 15th-century BC tomb of three foreign wives of Tuthmosis III, discovered and robbed by villagers near Luxor in 1916. A general account was published by Herbert Winlock in 1948 ("The Treasure of Three Egyptian Princesses", New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art). The present book ... see all copies from $49.95! new only from $49.95!
4	Wall Decoration of Three Theban Homes more books like this by Professor Lise Manniche add to wishlist see all copies from $29.67! new only from $38.54!
5	Egyptian Woman: A Year in the Life of a Woman During the Reign of Ramesses II more books like this by Hilary Wilson add to wishlist Set in Thebes - the religious heart of Egypt - during the reign of Ramesses II, the story follows the life of Nebetiunet (known as Nebet), her sons and daughters and her friends and neighbours. When Nebet was orphaned at the age of ten, she was taken into the household of her Uncle Nebneteru in Thebes and was established as an apprentice ... see all copies from $2.53! first editions
6	Sacred Space and Sacred Function in Ancient Thebes: Occasional Proceedings of the Theban Workshop more books like this by Peter F Dorman (Editor), Professor Betsy M Bryan (Editor) add to wishlist This volume presents a series of papers delivered at a two-day session of the Theban Workshop held at the British Museum in September 2003. Due to its political and religious prominence throughout much of pharaonic history, the region of ancient Thebes offers scholars a wealth of monuments whose physical remains and extant iconography may be ... see all copies from $35.00! new only from $35.00!
7	The Nebamun Wall Paintings: Conservation, Scientific Analysis and Display at the British Museum more books like this by Andrew Middleton (Editor), Ken Uprichard (Editor) add to wishlist This book is an account of the work of the team of curators, conservators, and scientists to examine and conserve the Nebamun painting fragments in their new display gallery at the British Museum. see all copies from $40.09! new only from $40.09! \| SVS
8	Art and Eternity: The Nefertari Wall Paintings Conservation Project 1986-1992 more books like this by Donald Garfield, Mahasti Afshar (Editor), Miguel Angel Corzo (Editor) add to wishlist This is the final report on the conservation of the wall paintings in the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of Queens, Egypt. This highly successful collaborative venture brought together scientists and conservators from all over the world to address the problems facing one of the most beautiful monuments of antiquity. The painstaking process that ... see all copies from $59.91! first editions
9	Wall Paintings of the Tomb of Nefertari: Scientific Studies for Their Conservation more books like this by Gci, Getty Conservation Institute add to wishlist see all copies from $19.98!
10	The Tomb of Nakht: The Art and History of an Eighteenth Dynasty Official's Tomb at Western Thebes more books like this by Abdel Ghaffar Shedid add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00!
11	In the Tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the Wall Paintings more books like this by Robert Bianchi, John McDonald add to wishlist The most lavishly decorated tomb ever created in ancient Egypt was constructed for Queen Nefertari, wife of Rameses the Great. The Getty Conservation Institute has been instrumental in the effort to restore the tomb's magnificent wall paintings, and in the fall of 1992, to mark the completion of this work, an exhibition will be held at the Getty ... see all copies from $33.01! new only from $99.00!
12	City of the Dead: Thebes in Egypt more books like this by Lise Manniche add to wishlist The author traces the history of the Theban necropolis discussing the more important tombs in some detail, and sheds new light on the symbolism used in painting to help the deceased in the Afterlife see all copies from $13.22!
13	A community of workmen at Thebes in the Ramesside period. more books like this by Jaroslav Cerný, paleographer add to wishlist see all copies from $93.50! new only from $93.50!
14	The Archive of the Theban Choachytes: Second Century B.C.: A Survey of the Demotic and Greek Papyri Contained in the Archive more books like this by P W Pestman add to wishlist The archive of the Theban choachytes contains over 80 texts, Greek and demotic. They are largely private documents that together constitute the papers of a family of choachytes (undertakers). It is known since the beginnings of modern Egyptology and Papyrology as the "Hermias Archive" after the antagonist of the choachytes in a now famous Greek ... see all copies from $425.10! new only from $425.10!
15	Aegeans in the Theban tombs more books like this by Shelley Wachsmann add to wishlist see all copies from $128.70! new only from $128.70!
16	Sen-Nefer: Die Grabkammer Des Burgermeisters Von Theben more books like this by Christiane DesRoches-Noblecourt add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00!
17	Le dieu Sokar à Thèbes au Nouvel Empire more books like this by Catherine Graindorge-Héreil add to wishlist see all copies from $226.98!
18	Das Grab Des Nacht: Kunst Und Geschichte Eines Beamtengrabes Der 18. Dynastie in Theben-West more books like this by Abdel Ghaffar Shedid add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00!
19	The Theban necropolis : an esoteric guide to the West Bank at Luxor more books like this by Reda Ali Soliman add to wishlist see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95!
20	The tomb of Thoutmôsis IV more books like this by Howard Carter, Percy E. Newberry, G. Maspero, Sir Grafton Elliot Smith add to wishlist see all copies from $705.28! first editions
21	Ägyptische Malerei, das Grab des Nacht more books like this by Dietrich Wildung, Albert Burges add to wishlist see all copies from $38.69!
22	The Tombs of Amenhotep, Khnummose and Amenmose at Thebes more books like this by Professor Nigel Strudwick, Helen M Strudwick add to wishlist This book publishes three 'Tombs of the Nobles' on the Theban West Bank in Egypt. The tombs, arranged around a single courtyard, date to the 18th dynasty, between about 1400 and 1300 BC, and belonged to middle to low-ranking officials in the granary and treasury administration of Upper Egypt. The owners Amenhotep, Khnummose, and Amenmose, were ... see all copies from $161.00! new only from $388.70!
23	The wall decoration of three Theban tombs (TT77, 175, and 249). more books like this by Lise Manniche add to wishlist see all copies from $45.00!

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