Produced by David Widger HISTORY OF EGYPT, CHALDAEA, SYRIA, BABYLONIA, AND ASSYRIA BY GASTON MASPERO (1846-1916) AN INDEX Edited by David Widger Project Gutenberg Editions CONTENTS ## Volume I. ## Volume II. ## Volume III. ## Volume IV. ## Volume V. ## Volume VI. ## Volume VII. ## Volume VIII. ## Volume IX. ## Volume X. ## Volume XI. ## Volume XII. ## Volume XIII. VOLUMES, CHAPTERS AND STORIES Volume I. EDITOR'S PREFACE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE CHAPTER I.--THE NILE AND EGYPT CHAPTER II.--THE GODS OF EGYPT CHAPTER III.--THE LEGENDARY HISTORY OF EGYPT Illustrations of Particular Interest (170 images in Volume I.) Mummy Wrappings from Tomb at Thebes Well Providing Water for Irrigation Sacrifice of the Bull Occupations of Ani in the Elysian Fields An Incident in the Wars of Hartheous and Sit Volume II. CHAPTER I--THE POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF EGYPT CHAPTER II--THE MEMPHITE EMPIRE CHAPTER III--THE FIRST THEBAN EMPIRE List of Colored and Special Illustrations Stele in the Form of a Door The Island and Temple of Phil. Collosal Statue of a King Colored Sculptures in the Palace Cutting and Carrying the Harvest The Pyramid of Khephren Passenger Vessel Under Sail Avenue of Sphinxes--Karnak Denderah--Temple of Tentyra The Channel of The Nile Between The Two Fortresses of Semneh and Kummeh Painting at the Entrance of The Fifth Tomb Volume III. CHAPTER I--ANCIENT CHALDAEA CHAPTER II--THE TEMPLES AND THE GODS OF CHALDAEA CHAPTER III--CHALDAEAN CIVILIZATION APPENDIX--THE PHARAOHS OF THE ANCIENT AND MIDDLE EMPIRES Listing of Special Color Plates and Photographs The Charioteer The Plenisphere Wrappings of a Mummy Manuscript on Papyrus Egyptian Slave Merchant Egyptian Manuscript Astronomical Tablet Volume IV. CHAPTER I--THE FIRST CHALDAEAN EMPIRE AND THE HYKSOS IN EGYPT CHAPTER II--SYRIA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EGYPTIAN CONQUEST CHAPTER III--THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY LIST OF SPECIAL ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS VOLUME Collection of Vases Painting in Tomb of the Kings Thebes Signs, Arms and Instruments Valley of the Tomb Of The Kings An Egyptian Trading Vessel: XVIIIth Dynasty A Column of Troops on the March Two Companies on the March Encounter Between Egyptian and Asiatic Chariots Ramses II. Counting of the Hands Painting on the Tomb of The Kings Avenue of Rams and Pylon at Karnak Thutmosis III.,Statue in the Turin Museum Volume V. CHAPTER I--THE EIGHTEENTH THEBAN DYNASTY--(continued) CHAPTER II--THE REACTION AGAINST EGYPT CHAPTER III--THE CLOSE OF THE THEBAN EMPIRE Color Plates and Special Illustrations A Procession of Negroes Painted Tablets in the Hall of Harps The Simoom. Sphinx and Pyramids at Gizeh Amenothes III. Colossal Head, British Museum The Decorated Pavement of The Palace Profile of Head Of Mummy (Thebes Tombs) Columns of Temple at Luxor Paintings of Chairs The Coffin and Mummy of Ramses II