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These pages have been put together by your specialist subject librarian to provide guidance in the subject area of Egyptology, the study of the language, history, and culture of ancient Egypt.
The Egyptology collection is located in the UCL Institute of Archaeology Library and is also known as the Edwards Egyptology Library. Formerly located in the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, it was established along with the museum in 1892 through a bequest from Amelia Edwards (1831-1892), a popular novelist, explorer, and patron of Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942).
The collection covers all aspects of Egyptology from the pre-dynastic period (6000-3150 BCE) to the Arab Conquest (639-646 AD). It includes many important series and excavation reports, and resources on ancient Egyptian language, literature, art, architecture, religion, and history. Texts are purchased in hieroglyphic, demotic, and Coptic.
Use the navigation menu to the left to view what's available, including print and e-resources, how-to videos, and details of further training available through LibrarySkills@UCL.
The Egyptology collection includes print and e-books, journals and folios, maps, databases, and pamphlets. Lesser used resources, including older print journals, are kept in off-site Stores.
Many key resources for Egyptology are still published only as print, and for thorough research you will need to consult a range of both print and e-resources. Many are in German, French, Italian, and other European languages; there will be no translation into English available. You can search on UCL Explore to find both print and e-books.
The key database for Egyptology
The best resource to find subject specific journal articles, conference proceedings and more:
Generative AI (GenAI) is increasingly being used as source of information, translation tool, text editor and much more. The information in this box provides links to guidance on using GenAI for academic research, including strengths and limitations.
Other UCL resources include:
Students and staff of UCL can consult the full list of new books in the Institute of Archaeology Library through our online reading list. This is updated each month.
