November 08, 2020

Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge

November 08, 2020/ Gwen Morrison

E. A. Wallis Budge worked for the British Museum from 1883 to 1924 and published many books about Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities…many of which are now available online via Internet Archive. I’ve enjoyed browsing through them over the past month or so and have selected some of my favorites to feature with sample images below. I’m always a little surprised at how much was already discovered by the late 1800s/early 1900s….and that there are still new finds in the region every year (when the frequent wars/political upheaval don’t get in the way). Of course – our understanding of these artifacts has increased over time; it’s wise to keep in mind when the books were written/published. Each book title is a link to the book on Internet Archive. Enjoy

Books on Egypt and Chaldaea

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Tutankhamen Amenism, Atenism and Egyptian Monotheism

The Gods Of The Egyptians Or Studies In Egyptian Mythology

A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V I

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A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V II

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A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V III

A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V IV

A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V V

A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V VI

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A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V VII

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A history of Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period to the death of Cleopatra VII, B.C. 30 V VIII

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The Nile: notes for the travellers in Egypt

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By Nile and Tigris : a narrative of Journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on behalf of the British Museum between the years 1886 and 1913 vol 1

By Nile and Tigris : a narrative of Journeys in Egypt and Mesopotamia on behalf of the British Museum between the years 1886 and 1913 vol 2

The dwellers on the Nile, or, Chapters on the life, literature, history and customs of the ancient Egyptians

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The Egyptian Sûdân, its history and monuments V1

The Egyptian Sûdân, its history and monuments V2

An account of the sarcophagus of Seti I, king of Egypt, B.C. 1370

Babylonian Life and History

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A guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian antiquities

A guide to the Egyptian collections in the British Museum

A guide to the third and fourth Egyptian rooms

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An Account of the Roman Antiquities Preserved in the Museum at Chesters

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A guide to the first and second Egyptian rooms