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The Oxford Encyclopedia

Editor in Chief:
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of Ancient Egypt
◆ The most comprehensive reference source available on
ancient Egyptian civilization
◆ 600 A-Z entries by 300 scholars from all over the world

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from the Nile Delta, discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and recent
developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including
the debates about
Egypt's African legacy.

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