Ancient Records of Egypt
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Ancient Records of Egypt is the 5-volume work by James Henry Breasted
in 1905–06. It was part of a proposed three-part set of translations of original texts by different authors, which at the time were difficult to find:
Only the first two collections -- those from Egypt and Assyria -- were published.
James Henry Breasted
James Henry Breasted was an American archaeologist and historian. After completing his PhD at the University of Berlin in 1894, he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago. In 1901 he became director of the Haskell Oriental Museum at the University of Chicago, where he continued to...
in 1905–06. It was part of a proposed three-part set of translations of original texts by different authors, which at the time were difficult to find:
- History of Egypt–(five volumes)
- History of AssyriaAssyriaAssyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...
–(two volumes) - History of MesopotamiaMesopotamiaMesopotamia is a toponym for the area of the Tigris–Euphrates river system, largely corresponding to modern-day Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and southwestern Iran.Widely considered to be the cradle of civilization, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the...
Only the first two collections -- those from Egypt and Assyria -- were published.