The Burden of Egypt: An Interpretation of Ancient Egyptian Culture

Chronology
A Note on Translations
List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Introduction

1. The Black Land: Geographic Factors of Egypt
2. Out of the Mud: The Long Prehistoric Struggle
3. The Search for Security and Order: Dynasties 1-3 (about 3100-2700 B.C.)
4. The King and God: Dynasties 4-6 (about 2700-2200 B.C.)
5. The First Illness: Dynasties 7-11 (about 2200-2050 B.C.)
6. The King as the Good Shepherd: Dynasties 11-12 (about 2050-1800 B.C.)
7. The Great Humiliation: Dynasties 13-17 (about 1800-1550 B.C.)
8. Far Frontiers: Earlier Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1375 B.C.)
9. Irrepressible Conflict: Later Dynasty 18 (about 1375-1325 B.C.)
10. Where is the Glory? Dynasties 18-20 (about 1325-1100 B.C.)
11. The Broken Reed: Late Empire and Post-Empire (1350 B.C. and After)

Index