Ruth Paget: reading list for ancient Egyptian women

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Pharaoh Hatshepsut: An Ancient Egypt Reading List Suggested by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

Pharoah Hatshepsut: An Ancient Egypt Reading List Suggested by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

This reading list is named after one of ancient Egypt’s female rulers, Pharoah Hatshepsut.

Movies have made Cleopatra more popular, but perhaps there is a film to be made about a ruler like Pharoah Hatshepsut who has a mountain tomb and statues to make her bust look like the sphinx.

The suggested books for high school and college students who would like to know more about ancient Egypt follow:

1-Ancient Egypt: A Social History by B.G. Trigger; B.J. Kemp; D. O’Connor; and A.B. Lloyd

2-The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw

3-Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt by Barbara Meertz

4-Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley

5-Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Complete Beginners by Bill Manley

6-Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth by Francine Prose

The Roscrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California offers ancient Egyptian make up, perfume classes, and sent game throughout the year. Check with the museum for times and schedules.

There are two ancient games that summer reading participants could learn to play after reading as they discuss these books: mancala and senet.

Have fun reading!

By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France