# History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 2

An audiobook by Gaston Maspero, read by LibriVox volunteers (7 h 53 min, English).

History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in twelve volumes, was translated from the French original by M. L. McClure (d1918), “Histoire ancienne des peuples de l’Orient classique” and published in 1903-1904. Maspero was a largely self-taught master of hieroglyphic translation. In November 1880, he was placed at the head of a French archeological mission, which developed later into the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale. Maspero then succeeded Mariette as director-general of excavations and of the antiquities of Egypt. “Aware that his reputation was then more as a linguist than an archaeologist, Maspero’s first work in the post was to build on Mariette’s achievements at Saqqara. He expanded their scope from the early Old Kingdom to the later, with particular interest in tombs with long and complete hieroglyphic inscriptions that could help illustrate the development of the Egyptian language. Selecting five later Old Kingdom tombs, he was successful in that aim, finding over 4000 lines of hieroglyphics which were then sketched and photographed. “As an aspect of his attempt to curtail the…

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## Chapters

1. 01 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 1 (12:24): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_01_maspero_64kb.mp3
2. 02 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 2 (13:01): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_02_maspero_64kb.mp3
3. 03 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 3 (14:36): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_03_maspero_64kb.mp3
4. 04 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 4 (13:10): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_04_maspero_64kb.mp3
5. 05 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 5 (13:49): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_05_maspero_64kb.mp3
6. 06 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 6 (14:50): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_06_maspero_64kb.mp3
7. 07 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 7 (15:15): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_07_maspero_64kb.mp3
8. 08 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 8 (10:35): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_08_maspero_64kb.mp3
9. 09 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 9 (13:32): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_09_maspero_64kb.mp3
10. 10 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 10 (10:16): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_10_maspero_64kb.mp3
11. 11 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 11 (13:45): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_11_maspero_64kb.mp3
12. 12 - Vol. 02, Ch. 01: The Political Constitution of Egypt, pt. 12 (13:04): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_12_maspero_64kb.mp3
13. 13 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 1 (14:17): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_13_maspero_64kb.mp3
14. 14 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 2 (14:13): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_14_maspero_64kb.mp3
15. 15 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 3 (11:54): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_15_maspero_64kb.mp3
16. 16 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 4 (12:03): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_16_maspero_64kb.mp3
17. 17 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 5 (13:16): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_17_maspero_64kb.mp3
18. 18 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 6 (14:43): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_18_maspero_64kb.mp3
19. 19 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 7 (14:14): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_19_maspero_64kb.mp3
20. 20 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 8 (12:14): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_20_maspero_64kb.mp3
21. 21 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 9 (12:04): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_21_maspero_64kb.mp3
22. 22 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 10 (12:21): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_22_maspero_64kb.mp3
23. 23 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 11 (12:57): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_23_maspero_64kb.mp3
24. 24 - Vol. 02, Ch. 02: The Memphite Empire, pt. 12 (13:40): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_24_maspero_64kb.mp3
25. 25 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 1 (13:55): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_25_maspero_64kb.mp3
26. 26 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 2 (13:04): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_26_maspero_64kb.mp3
27. 27 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 3 (12:17): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_27_maspero_64kb.mp3
28. 28 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 4 (12:59): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_28_maspero_64kb.mp3
29. 29 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 5 (14:38): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_29_maspero_64kb.mp3
30. 30 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 6 (11:33): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_30_maspero_64kb.mp3
31. 31 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 7 (11:01): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_31_maspero_64kb.mp3
32. 32 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 8 (15:44): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_32_maspero_64kb.mp3
33. 33 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 9 (12:41): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_33_maspero_64kb.mp3
34. 34 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 10 (12:25): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_34_maspero_64kb.mp3
35. 35 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 11 (12:26): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_35_maspero_64kb.mp3
36. 36 - Vol. 02, Ch. 03: The First Theban Empire, pt. 12 (13:47): https://archive.org/download/history_of_egypt_vol2_0910_hm_librivox1/historyofegypt02_36_maspero_64kb.mp3