The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt by Wolfram Grajetzki - 9781350455542

The Middle Kingdom of Ancient EgyptHistory, Archaeology and Society\nAuthor(s): Wolfram Grajetzki\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350455542, 978-1350455542\nSynopsis\nFor the ancient Egyptians, the Middle Kingdom (c. [tel] BC) was a classical period of art, history and literature. The Twelfth Dynasty was one of the strongest ever to rule on the banks of the Nile: some of its kings were later worshipped as local gods, and were made famous by classical Greek authors. Yet Egyptologists tend not to look beyond the extraordinary royal sculpture and literary masterpieces of the time.\n\n Although the picture is fragmentary, as with any archaeological record, the last two hundred years of exploration and excavation have revealed much of the splendour of the period. This book examines the evidence for the culture, history and society of both central and provincial Egypt at the time, revealing the wealth of th.