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Egypt
REFERENCE BOOKS ON ANCIENT EGYPT
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient EgyptThis multivolume encyclopedia is the major scholarly reference work in the English language about ancient Egypt. It covers Egypt from prehistoric times to the Islamic conquest in 642 CE.
The following reference books are useful for finding brief articles about aspects of life in ancient Egypt, or to delve more deeply into particular aspects of Egyptian studies.
Humanities Librarian
Leanna Goodwater
Contact:
University Library
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
lgoodwater@scu.edu
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
lgoodwater@scu.edu
408-554-5434
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