NMC101H1 Lecture 1: Introduction
15 Sep 2016
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Egypt and the egyptians second edition douglas j. The egyptian world edited by toby wilkinson. Ancient egypt: anatomy of a civilization second edition barry j. kemp (course reserve section robarts library) Ancient egyptian literature: old and middle kingdoms miriam lichtheim (3 volumes) The literature of ancient egypt william . The ancient near east: an anthology of texts and pictures. Egypt sits on the boundary between cooler, temperate (mediterranean) and hotter tropical belts. Is part of the great african desert zone: extreme heat, aridity, and wind almost rainless climate. Kemet, the black land (the irrigated and sown land; the cultivated land = Egypt) and deshret, the red land (the desert; also foreign, chaotic lands ) The modern word egypt derives from arabic, qubt. Nile: 880 km (550 m) from aswan to the mediterranean. Egypt to egyptians also the two lands (tawy) Third branch is atbara also joins nile in sudan. A good inundation 7. 6 m 25" above low water level (april)
