Hi!
I am an adult who reads a lot of both fiction and nonfiction, though mostly fiction/litfic stuff and some more poppy nonfiction.
Out of nowhere I have recently been deeply fascinated with ancient Egypt. I know that Egypt was a very longstanding empire with many eras (enough knowledge to know the terms old, middle, and new kingdom, though not to know what they mean) but I really don’t have enough Egypt knowledge to be more specific on what I’m interested in. Religion absolutely, and everyday life – less interested in military and things like that. But truly open to learning about anything you may find interesting about ancient Egypt!
Are there any good nonfiction books about ancient Egypt that don’t require too much prior knowledge? Ideally something kind of fun to read, I don’t mind if it’s a little bit pop history as long as it’s not making things up. Something with a bit of a narrative would be great!
Thanks!!
by RaeADropOfGoldenSun
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Peter Hessler’s ‘The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution’ is fantastic. He’s a journalist who lived in Cairo during the Arab spring and also visited several archaeological digs. So, he writes about both the ancient and the current (though to be honest, probably more about the current than you might be interested in).
It’s old, but *Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs* by Barbara Mertz.
A wonderful old novel that will likely send you down a rabbit hole: The Egyptian by Mika Waltari
The Soul Of Ancient Egypt by Robert Bauval & Ahmed Osman