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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ancient Egypt : from prehistory to the Islamic conquest / edited by Kathleen Kuiper. — 1st ed.

p. cm. — (The Britannica guide to ancient civilizations)

“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-61530-210-9 (eBook)

1. Egypt—Civilization—To 332 B.C. 2. Egypt—Social life and customs—To 332 B.C. 3.

Egypt—Civilization—332 B.C.-638 A.D. 4. Egypt--Social life and customs. I. Kuiper,

Kathleen.

DT61.A612 2010

932—dc22

2010008661

On the cover: A golden image of the “boy king” Tutankhamen, provided by his funerary

mask. Romilly Lockyer/The Image Bank/Getty Images

On pages 15, 31, 42, 59, 84, 102, 114, 133, 149, 178: DEA/C. Sappa/De Agostini/Getty

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