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The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt

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Divinity Atlas. "The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-oxford-history-of-ancient-egypt.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-oxford-history-of-ancient-egypt

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  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-oxford-history-of-ancient-egypt},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Ian Shaw is an Egyptologist, and this is an edited academic reference volume from Oxford University Press with each period of ancient Egyptian history written by a specialist in that period, drawing on the archaeological and textual record rather than on any single narrative account. Its strength is exactly that division of labor, a reader gets the best current view of, say, the Old Kingdom from someone who works on the Old Kingdom, rather than one generalist's synthesis. Because it collects chapters written at different points and by different scholars, coverage and interpretive stance vary somewhat by chapter, and later archaeological finds after publication are naturally not included. It is written for a general but serious readership rather than specialists alone, and its bibliography is where a reader would go to check any individual claim further.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

A standard scholarly edited history of ancient Egypt from prehistory through the Roman period, with chapters by specialist contributors covering political history alongside religion and culture, published by Oxford University Press.

Notes

Standard scholarly edited history of ancient Egypt from prehistory through the Roman period, with chapters by specialist contributors covering political history alongside religion and culture. Use for established historical facts about ancient Egypt, including its religion within the broader historical narrative.

Citation

Author

Ian Shaw (ed.)

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Year

2000

URL

https://archive.org/details/oxfordhistoryofa0000unse_u4p1

Source Type

academic monograph

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Ancient Egyptians

This source names Ancient Egyptians directly: "Ian Shaw is an Egyptologist, and this is an edited academic reference volume from Oxford University Press with each period of ancient Egyptian history written by a specialist in that period, drawing..."

Source The Oxford History of Ancient EgyptIan Shaw (ed.)

Claims Backed By This Source (141 claims)

This source backs 141 claims across the atlas. As facts: 88 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate, 2 open question. As cited relationships: 23 holds, 1 connected. Plus 23 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Historical Figures, 29 claims: 16 well-attested, 4 scholarly debate, 2 open question, 3 holds, 4 general references.
Articles, 22 claims: 18 well-attested, 1 connected, 3 general references.
Sacred Sites, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 4 general references.
Historical Periods, 12 claims: 3 well-attested, 7 holds, 2 general references.
Open Questions, 12 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 general references.
Artifacts & Relics, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Rituals, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
Cultures, 8 claims: 2 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
Religious Organization & Structure, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
Cities, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.
Incense, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Religious Events, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Sacred Architecture, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.