Egypt had become increasingly involved in the affairs of its Near Eastern neighbors (Assyria, Babylon, and Persia) and of the Mediterranean world. These many cultures greatly enriched and influenced pharaonic traditions. At the same time, Egyptian civilization extended far beyond the borders of Egypt itself. One of the most important cultural products of this period is the Old Testament, called here "an inestimable source of information on daily life in pharaonic Egypt."Mysliwiec perceives in recent archaeological discoveries clear evidence that the first millennium B.C.E. was witness to more than a slow, progressive dying out of the pharaonic past; new and creative elements profoundly altered the culture of Ancient Egypt.
Originally published in Polish, The Twilight of Ancient Egypt appeared in 1998 in a German edition. The Cornell edition has been updated by the author and also contains previously unpublished photographs of recently discovered treasures.
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"Through his expertise and archaeological field experience, Karol Mysliwiec has produced a balanced, interesting, well-documented, and well-written account of the history and culture of Egypt during the thousand years preceding its conquest by Alexander the Great. Mysliwiec gives his readers the chance to observe modern archaeological excavations and to examine the art and written records of an era often neglected in books on ancient Egypt."--Gerald E. Kadish, Binghamton University
David Lorton, an Egyptologist, has translated several previous Cornell books, including History of Ancient Egypt: An Introduction by Erik Hornung.
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