Descendants of a Lesser God: Regional Power in Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt

by Alejandro Jimenez-Serrano

A new perspective on the dynamics of dynastic rule in the southernmost province of Egypt, from the Old Kingdom to the New Kingdom

The First Upper Egyptian nome, with its capital, Elephantine, was important in ancient times, as it stood on the southern border between Egypt and the Nubian provinces above the First Cataract. Since 2008, Alejandro Jim?nez-Serrano has led an archaeological mission at the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa, where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1649031750
• ISBN13: 9781649031754
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.5"