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# Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt – An Illustrated Chronicle of Pharaohs, Dynasties, and Nile Civilization

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Review: Easily Readable, Scholarly, Enjoyable Book - I love it when historians are so confident of their material that they can write as if they had been there. Barbara Mertz is a consummate storyteller, as her dozens of fiction bestsellers under two pseudonyms attest. Here, she turns her seemingly casual mastery to her original career of Egyptology, and the result is a wonderfully readable book that still manages to teach detailed ancient Egyptian political history across thousands of years in a scholarly fashion. This new edition shows signs of significant updating, as well as her trademark humor from the standpoint of greater experience than in the first writing. As "Red Land, Black Land" is a detailed look -- as much as can be done given current knowledge -- at the lives of ordinary ancient Egyptians, "Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs" provides the history at the better-known levels of Egyptian kings and priests. It reads very quickly -- and how often are you able to break out laughing when reading nonfiction ancient history? If you have any interest in ancient Egypt, read this book.
Review: Includes new research and is worth reading, but writing is not as good as the first addition - I fondly remember reading this book when I was younger and it was a real page turner. Over the last 40 to 50 years a lot of new evidence has been found and the book needed to be updated and was. The writing style of the original was crisp and clear but now often is not. The author engages in unnecessary and dubious speculation where formerly her speculation was more on point and rational. The book is about a historical period that very long ago and thus poorly documented and calls for the author to speculate. The author gets side tracked with irrelevancies and the writing is now ponderous in places. But this is still a very good book for the non-specialist and most people will enjoy reading it like I once did so many years ago.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #174,648 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #120 in Architectural History #554 in Cultural Anthropology (Books) #654 in Art History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (224) |
| Dimensions  | 8.02 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd Revised, Updated ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 0061252778 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0061252778 |
| Item Weight  | 9.6 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 324 pages |
| Publication date  | February 24, 2009 |
| Publisher  | William Morrow Paperbacks |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easily Readable, Scholarly, Enjoyable Book
*by F***E on June 25, 2016*

I love it when historians are so confident of their material that they can write as if they had been there. Barbara Mertz is a consummate storyteller, as her dozens of fiction bestsellers under two pseudonyms attest. Here, she turns her seemingly casual mastery to her original career of Egyptology, and the result is a wonderfully readable book that still manages to teach detailed ancient Egyptian political history across thousands of years in a scholarly fashion. This new edition shows signs of significant updating, as well as her trademark humor from the standpoint of greater experience than in the first writing. As "Red Land, Black Land" is a detailed look -- as much as can be done given current knowledge -- at the lives of ordinary ancient Egyptians, "Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs" provides the history at the better-known levels of Egyptian kings and priests. It reads very quickly -- and how often are you able to break out laughing when reading nonfiction ancient history? If you have any interest in ancient Egypt, read this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Includes new research and is worth reading, but writing is not as good as the first addition
*by F***D on June 28, 2019*

I fondly remember reading this book when I was younger and it was a real page turner. Over the last 40 to 50 years a lot of new evidence has been found and the book needed to be updated and was. The writing style of the original was crisp and clear but now often is not. The author engages in unnecessary and dubious speculation where formerly her speculation was more on point and rational. The book is about a historical period that very long ago and thus poorly documented and calls for the author to speculate. The author gets side tracked with irrelevancies and the writing is now ponderous in places. But this is still a very good book for the non-specialist and most people will enjoy reading it like I once did so many years ago.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Egyptology Made (Somewhat) Clear
*by N***J on August 11, 2024*

I loved this book and can't stop talking about it. Finally, after years of study, I understand why Egyptology is so ridiculously complicated. It's because the scholars are totally confused themselves! Not to mention the spelling! Mertz's caustic comments about scholarly "debates" and historical revisionism made me laugh out loud! I wish Mertz were alive so that I could write her a mash letter. I may have to visit her final resting place (a pyramid?) to commune with her so that I can thank her for this marvelous book. Definitely worth a read!

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