02420nam0 22003491i 450 UON0050953620250519123745.365978-11-08-82053-020220727d2021 |0itac50 baengGB|||| |||||Egypt and the desertJohn Coleman DarnellCambridge Cambridge University Press2021100 p.ill.23 cmDeserts, the Red Land, bracket the narrow strip of alluvial Black Land that borders the Nile. Networks of desert roads ascended to the high desert from the Nile Valley, providing access to the mineral wealth and Red Sea ports of the Eastern Desert, the oasis depressions and trade networks of the Western Desert. A historical perspective from the Predynastic through the Roman Periods highlights how developments in the Nile Valley altered the Egyptian administration and exploitation of the deserts. For the ancient Egyptians, the deserts were a living landscape, and at numerous points along the desert roads, the ancient Egyptians employed rock art and rock inscriptions to create and mark places. Such sites provide considerable evidence for the origin of writing in northeast Africa, the religious significance of the desert and expressions of personal piety, and the development of the early alphabet.001UON005285362001 Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient Egypt in context210 Cambridge [etc.]Cambridge University PressDesertiEgittoAntichitàUONC099856FIIscrizioni EgizianeUONC078292FIPetroglifiEgittoAntichitàUONC099857FIStele EgizianeUONC030332FICambridgeUONL000022736.5Iscrizioni21DarnellJohn ColemannUONV0768730Cambridge University PressUONV245943650ITSOL20250620RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00509536SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI VII 029/6 SI 39374 5 029/6 SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI2022512 1J 20220727DDT n. 277 del 21/7/2022. Egypt and the desert3901002UNIOR