History of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5

Gaston MasperoProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 4.0
Word count
519K words
Chapters
52

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English Originals World History Ancient SocietyArchaeological DiscoveryRise and FallHistorical CriticismAcademic MonographMesopotamiaAncient EgyptHistory of Civilization

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12)Author: Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916,Language: English, Class: DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia, Release Date: Dec 16, 2005

Editor's review

This is Volume 5 of Maspero's twelve-volume history of the ancient East, circulated as a public-domain electronic text from Project Gutenberg. Maspero was an important Egyptologist and Orientalist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and his narrative rests on early archaeological discoveries and textual interpretations, bearing clear marks of the scholarship of its time. The value of reading this volume lies not in obtaining the latest research conclusions but in observing how a modern scholar organized the complex historical threads of Mesopotamia, Syria, and Egypt and constructed a narrative framework on limited material. Its treatment of dynastic change, population movements, and regional interaction helps readers understand how research paradigms in ancient Near Eastern history took shape. As a public-domain e-book, it is easy to search and compare across volumes, making it suitable as supplementary material for topical reading rather than as an introductory general history. It should be read alongside modern works on Near Eastern history, with attention to updated chronological frameworks and geographical identifications, so as to gain both a survey of the sources and a reflection on the history of scholarship.

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  1. First read the series' table of contents and introduction to establish this volume's place in the twelve-volume sequence, then proceed to the main text.
  2. Prepare a modern chronology of ancient Near Eastern history and consult it as you read, marking dates and place names that have since been revised.
  3. Excerpt key chapters and record the author's evidence so you can compare them with later scholarship.
  4. Read alongside other public-domain works on Near Eastern history to observe how different scholars handle the same events.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or English? How demanding is it? The e-book is a public-domain English text, in English. The content is academic writing from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, with long sentences and many proper names, requiring some English reading ability and background in ancient Near Eastern history; otherwise readers easily get lost among dynasty and place names.
What period does Volume 5 roughly cover? The available information does not give this volume's specific chapters or date range, so it cannot be stated accurately. Readers are advised to open the e-book, check the table of contents and introduction first to confirm the period and themes covered, and then decide whether to read it continuously with other volumes.
Can the book's conclusions still be cited directly today? They should not be cited directly as current research conclusions. Maspero's narrative reflects the material conditions and scholarly paradigms of his time, and some chronological frameworks, ethnic interpretations, and geographical identifications have been revised by later research. It is better suited as material for the history of scholarship or for reading alongside contemporary works.

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About the author

Gaston Maspero Author · French · 1846–1916

Gaston Maspero (1846–1916) was a French Egyptologist born in Paris. He directed the Egyptian Antiquities Service and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, carried out excavations at Saqqara, and organized the royal mummies, laying a foundation for modern Egyptology. The library holds 13 of his works, chiefly the multi-volume History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, along with A Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt and L'archéologie égyptienne. Grounded in material and textual evidence, his writing is clear and well organized, combining scholarship with readability, and remains a valuable reference for the study of ancient Egypt and the ancient Near East.