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The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt: A Genealogical Sourcebook of the Pharaohs Hardcover – October 6, 2004

by Aidan Dodson (Author), Dyan Hilton (Author)
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"Excellent biographical history of ancient Egypt’s royal families from the Early Dynastic period to Egypt’s absorption into the Roman Empire. . . . Highly recommended."―Choice

This groundbreaking book illuminates the lives of some 1,300 kings, queens, princes, and princesses of ancient Egypt, unraveling family relationships and exploring the parts they played in politics, cultural life, and religion.

The authors begin with a basic summary of the structure of the pharaonic state, including the nature of ancient Egyptian kingship itself, and then introduce key members of the royal family. This is followed by a chronological survey of the royal family from c. 3100 BC to the last Cleopatra. For each dynasty, or significant part of a dynasty, the authors provide an historical overview of the period, a summary listing of the kings, and a discussion of their families’ relationships.

This superb biographical history of ancient Egypt is handsomely illustrated with hundreds of photographs, line drawings, and genealogical trees. 90 color and 210+ black-and-white illustrations
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    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Thames & Hudson
  4. Publication date
    October 6, 2004
  5. Dimensions
    7.75 x 1 x 10.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0500051283
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0500051283
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"The staggering amount of material that had to be assembled and collated for Families, not to mention the actual writing itself, leaves this reviewer in awe of the accomplishment. . . . A book to own, read cover to cover, and pull from the shelf again and again."
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"This remarkable compilation of biographical and historical data is original in its scope, format, and content"
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"Every page features several photographs and illustrations that help the reader and further illuminate these ancient people."
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About the Author

Aidan Dodson is a Teaching Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Bristol.

Dyan Hilton works at the Roman Baths Museum in Bath, England.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; First Edition (October 6, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500051283
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500051283
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 1 x 10.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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Aidan Dodson

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Aidan Dodson was born in London and brought up in Slough, Berkshire. He studied Egyptology at Durham, Liverpool and Cambridge Universities, obtaining his BA in 1985, his MPhil in 1986 and his PhD in 1995; he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 2003. He has taught in the Department of Anthropology & Archaeology at Bristol University, since 1996, and became Honorary full Professor of Egyptology in August 2018.

During the Spring semester of 2013 he was William K. and Marilyn M. Simpson Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.

He has a further, completely unrelated, research interest - the warships of the later nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century, on which he first published an article in 1988. His first full-length book on ships was published in the spring of 2016.

Over the years he has given invited public lectures in the UK, the USA, Canada, Egypt, Denmark, Italy and Spain, and regularly accompanies tours to Egypt and the Sudan. Having joined the London-based Egypt Exploration Society at the age of 15, he served as its Chairman of Trustees from 2011 to 2016. Dr Dodson met his wife while teaching her Egyptology at an adult education class and proposed to her in the burial chamber of an ancient vizier; they live in Bristol.

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AlShayib
5.0 out of 5 stars Tease apart the convoluted family connections of the pharaohs
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2021
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This book does not include cartouches or hieroglyphs except incidentally in the photographs, but is invaluable for teasing apart the convoluted family connections of the pharaohs. The book covers rulers up through the Ptolemies.
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Virginia Little
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the best purchase.
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2021
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Delivery on time and in perfect condition. Thanks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's quite a long shipment
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
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Thank you, it was long, but it definitely worth it.
Best wishes, Andrey
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Diana
4.0 out of 5 stars As Expected
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2014
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The price for the book was perfect, and the book was in great condition, as promised. My only complaint was that when I followed the tracking number, it arrived at the nearby center and sat for 3 or 4 days because it was "early" according to the expected arrival date. I did not pay extra to get it sooner, so it was held until it reached the date, which was annoying. It seems silly to not just deliver it when it arrives.
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Magistra
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for research
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
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Excellent info not presented anywhere else. Great reference guide.
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Batman
5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely love this text
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2015
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I spent a long time looking for a comprehensive guide to the genealogies of the Egyptian royal families (because that's the kind of guy I am). I absolutely love this text. There are times when a particular royal line's link is not 100% clear, and the authors are very good about not drawing unwarranted conclusions. Solid work rooted firmly in the historical data that we have available.
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Mark D. Hornbogen
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book on Egyptian genealogy
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016
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This is a very detailed work unlike any other work on Egyptian pharaonic rulers. A great addition to my collection of Egyptian history books. If you want to see how the families related, this is your book.
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Outsider
5.0 out of 5 stars Well Documented Egyptological Genealogy
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2014
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Tired of the science fiction produced on TV regarding ancient Egypt? You need this book. It shows what has been determined to be the most likely family trees of the known royal families of ancient Egypt after archeological research and studied analytical scholarship. There are no space aliens involved.
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bettina
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with lots of information
Reviewed in Germany on January 28, 2022
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A great overview; not a book you read from start to finish, at least not for me, but you can look up everything you need to know on Egypts royal families.
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Andrew Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2021
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Everything you need to know about who's who in ancient Egypt. An important addition to the researcher's bookshelf.
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Tom Cat
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential resource
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2012
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To have all this information laid out in such a clear way in one volume is a great asset. The family trees are excellent and gives a much clearer picture than simply words on a page. All that is needed will be a re-print in a few years to join the dots at the end of the eighteenth dynasty, when all the DNA results are published.... when......
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John A. Hunter
5.0 out of 5 stars Dictionary of the greatest Civilization
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2016
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To have something like this book is wonderful. Having had a great interest in Ancient Egypt since my teen years this was a great find.
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LINDA / GARY
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2017
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Excellent book, wel. Worth the price. A great aid.
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