History 233.001
Fall 1999
Course Textbooks
and Reading Sources
The required textbooks for this course are:
- Grimal, N. A History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1994.
- Lichtheim, M. Ancient Egyptian Literature: A Book of Readings. Berkeley: University of California Press. 3 volumes:
Volume 1, The Old and Middle Kingdoms (1975).
Volume 2, The New Kingdom (1976).
Volume 3, The Late Period (1980).
Web Sources and Library Readings
The required reading assignments for this course also include specialized articles and monographs pertaining to the geography and social history of ancient Egypt. Many of these sources are located on the Web Pages of the course (see the URL above), and students can download and print them for reading and study. Other sources are published in printed volumes located in the College Library (Reference or Reserve). Multiple photocopies of the same or other required readings are also placed on Reserve in the Library. These photocopies are the personal property of the instructor. Thank you for treating them well. The location of each reading is noted on the "Reading Assignments"-page located among these course Web Pages.