fascinating book on the Hyksos

The book contains 16 papers from the Proceedings of the International Seminar on Cultural Interconnections in the Ancient Near East, held at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992. Topics include textual sources (D. Redford), Hyksos Period (D. O'Connor), Egypt and Nubia during the Second Intermediate Period (P. Lacovara), Avaris (M. Bietak), The Kingdom of Sharuhen (E. D. Oren), The Hyksos (A. Kempinski), and Ebba and Syria in the Middle Bronze Age (P. Matthiae). This is an excellent book to have in one's library : it is a perfect introduction to the Hyksos and their time.

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