Treasures of the pharaohs
(Book)

"The abbreviations CE and BCE are used throughout this book: CE Common Era (the equivalent of AD); BCE Before the Common Era (the equivalent of BC)"--T.p. verso.

"Ancient Egyptian kings had five titles, the last two of which were presented in cartouches: the coronation name and the family name. In their own time, kings were known by the first of these two names; Ramesses II, for example, would have been called Usermaatra (his coronation name). However, the modern practice is to use the family name, in this case Ramesses. Confusion over names arises out of transliteration differences that result in alternative spellings and the fact that Egyptian kings are sometimes referred to by the classicized versions of their names: Amenemhat as Amenemmes, Amenhotep as Amenophis, Thutmose as Tuthmosis, and Sety as Sethos. This book uses spellings that reflect familiar usage while remaining close to the Egyptian originals"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217) and index.