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English: Map of Ancient Egypt, showing the Nile up to the fifth cataract, and major cities and sites of the Dynastic period (c. 3150 BC to 30 BC). Cairo and Jerusalem are shown as reference cities.
Date 22 November 2007
Source Own work. See #References for references used creating the map.
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Author Jeff Dahl
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References

Resources used to create the map:

  • Shaw, Ian , ed. (2003) The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press ISBN: 0-19-280293-3.
  • Dr. Peter Der Manuelian , ed. (1998) Egypt: The World of the Pharaohs, Bonner Straße, Köln (Deutschland): Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH ISBN: 3-89508-913-3.

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