City of the Ram-man : the story of ancient Mendes /

City of the Ram-man : the story of ancient Mendes /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Redford, Donald B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Rams > Symbolic aspects > Egypt > Mendes (Extinct city)
Mythology, Egyptian > Egypt > Mendes (Extinct city)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Egypt > Mendes (Extinct city)
Mendes (Extinct city) > History.
Mendes (Extinct city) > Religious life and customs.
Mendes (Extinct city) > Antiquities.
Egypt > History > To 332 B.C.
Table of Contents:
  • The beginnings
  • The advent of Horus
  • In the time of the residence
  • The collapse
  • The mysterious centuries : the Middle Kingdom
  • Mendes under the empire pharaohs
  • The great chiefs of the Meshwesh
  • Egypt in the time of troubles
  • The Ram, Lord of Djedet
  • The Saite revival
  • Mendes, the capital of Egypt
  • The great disaster
  • Dusk and darkness : the end of Mendes.