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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9774243188 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
NVIC |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wolfgang Decker |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Sports and Games of Ancient Egypt |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Sport und Spiel im Alten Ägypten |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cairo: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
The American University in Cairo Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1993 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 212 p., |
| Dimensions |
23 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Two thousand years before the first Olympic games were held in ancient Greece, sports played a significant cultural and social role in ancient Egypt. This book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on Egyptian sport, is the most thorough treatment of the athletic and recreational activities of the people of ancient Egypt.<br/>Drawing on recent evidence from the fields of Egyptology and sport history, Wolfgang Decker describes how both kings and commoners enjoyed athletic activities. Some of the best-known pharaohs performed athletic feats to demonstrate their superiority, says Decker. He discusses the primary sport of the kings--archery--as well as other royal athletic enthusiasms like track and chariot racing. He then provides rich detail on the sports of commoners: racing, jumping, aquatic sports, wrestling, stick fighting, and boxing. Decker also explores the evidence for such recreational activities as ball games, children's games, board games, and acrobatic dances. In a concluding section on hunting, he notes that certain animals were reserved largely for the pharaoh and others for the nobles. Throughout the book, Decker is sensitive to the sociological and political issues that surround sporting activity.<br/>Beautifully illustrated and fascinating to read, this book was highly praised when it was published in Germany in 1987. It is now available for the first time to English-speaking readers. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Ancient Egypt |
| Form subdivision |
Daily Life |
| General subdivision |
Sports |
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Games |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Ancient sports |
| General subdivision |
Running |
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Jumping |
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Combat |
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Aquatic sports |
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Egypt |
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Allen Guttmann |
| Relator term |
translation |
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I 630 |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Books |