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Amer: The Gateway of Ramesses IX in the Temple of Amun at Karnak. Paperback

Gateway of Ramesses IX in the Temple of Amun at Karnak. Paperback, ca. 21x31cm.
by Amin A.M.A. Amer
72 pages, 18 Plates, drawings of the hieroglyphic texts and plates of the entire gateway, both photographic and line. 1999. Part of the greatest temple in Egypt, this is the publication of a little-known major work of one of the last kings of the Egyptian empire. After a brief introduction, the scenes are described, the inscriptions translated and the role of the gateway and its decoration discussed.

Karnak: Evolution of a Temple. Paperback
by Elizabeth Blyth
272 pages, maps, plans, illustrations, photographs. 2006. Blyth provides for the first time in English an in depth examination of the important temple site at Karnak. The period covered involves some of the most illustrious names associated with ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut, Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Ramesses II, names that have resounded down through history to the present day.

Akhenaten's Sed-Festival at Karnak. Cloth
by Jocelyn Gohary
238 pages, 110 plates, 138 illustrations. 1992. Reduced price because all covers are faded, printed by an incompetent printer. (Price if bought from publisher: GBP 250.=!)

Passion for Egypt. A Biography of Arthur Weigall. Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the "Curse of the Pharaohs". Cloth
Julie Hankey
380 pages, many text illustrations and photographic plates. 2001. Weigall was involved with the exploration of the antiquities of Luxor - particularly in the Theban necropolis and the Valley of the Kings. This biography, by the granddaughter of Weigall, includes material from previously unseen private sources.

Ägypten. Die Kulturen der Pharaonen, Christen und Muslims im Wüstenland am Nil. Gebunden. Grossformat 32,5 cm
Rosel und Wolfgang Jahn
191 Seiten, zahlreiche Farbfotos. 1997. Pharaonische Monumente in Gise, Karnack, Luxor, am Nassersee; Oasen wie Siera mit einer hellenistischen Orakelstätte; koptische Klosterkultur; Stätten des Islams; Handwerkstraditionen

Himmel über Esna. Eine Fallstudie zur Religiösen Astronomie in Ägypten am Beispiel der kosmologischen Decken- und Architravinschriften im Tempel von Esna.
Alexandra von Lieven
248 Seiten, mit Bibliographie, Indices, 9 Tafeln, 1 Falttafel. 2000. Der römerzeitliche Pronaos des Tempels von Esna ist eine bedeutende Quelle für die Religion des Alten Ägypten auch noch in sehr später Zeit. Das vorliegende Werk behandelt die astronomischen Decken- und Architravinschriften und begleitenden Darstellungen.

Temple of Man: Apet of the South at Luxor. Cloth. 2 volumes in slipcase. Ca.23x31cm
by Schwaller de Lubicz
Volume 1: 511 pages, over 200 figures, 8 tables. Volume 2: 537 pages, index. 100 plates, over 150 figures. 1998

Temples of Karnak. Cloth, in slipcase. 30.5x22.5cm
R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, Photographs by Georges de Miré, Valentine de Miré
728 pages, 606 duotone illustrations, 134 line drawings, index and commentaries on the plates. 1999. A magnificent excursion to the monuments, ruins, statues and bas-reliefs of the ancient Egyptian temples of Karnak and the only complete photographic record of this important historic site.

Thebes in Egypt, A Guide to the Tombs and Temples of Ancient Luxor. Cloth
by Nigel Strudwick, Helen Strudwick
232 pages, 30 colour and 50 black-white illustrations, 19 maps and plans. 1999. Ancient Thebes (modern Luxor) has more ancient monuments per square miles than any other site in Egypt. This book presents a context and overview of ancient Thebes

Scarabs, Scaraboids, Seals and Seal Impressions from Medinet Habu. Hardcover
by Emily Teeter and T. G. Wilfong
236 pages, 3 figures, 110 plates. Medinet Habu in western Thebes (modern Luxor, Egypt) is dominated by the great mortuary temples of King Ramesses III (ca. 1182 BC), and Kings Aye and Horemheb (ca. 1324-1293 BC). This book marks the resurrection of the project to publish the small finds