{"product_id":"city-of-the-ram-man-donald-b-redford-9780691142265","title":"City of the Ram-Man: The Story of Ancient Mendes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA richly illustrated history that sheds light on ancient Egypt across the millennia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this richly illustrated book, renowned archaeologist Donald Redford draws on the latest discoveries--including many of his own--to tell the story of the ancient Egyptian city of Mendes, home of the mysterious cult of the \"fornicating ram who mounts the beauties.\" Excavation by Redford and his colleagues over the past two decades has cast a flood of light on this strange center of worship and political power located in the Nile Delta. A sweeping chronological account filled with photographs, drawings, and informative sidebars, \u003ci\u003eCity of the Ram-Man\u003c\/i\u003e is the first history of Mendes written for general readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFounded in the remote prehistoric past, inhabited continuously for 5,000 years, and abandoned only in the first-century BC, Mendes is a microcosm of ancient Egyptian history. \u003ci\u003eCity of the Ram-Man\u003c\/i\u003e tells the city's full story--from its founding, through its development of a great society and its brief period as the capital of Egypt, up to its final decline. Central to the story is millennia of worship dedicated to the lascivious ram-god. The book describes the discoveries of the great temple of the ram and the \"Mansion of the Rams,\" where the embalmed bodies of the avatars of the god were buried. It also discusses ancient Greek reports that these ram-gods occasionally ritually fornicated with women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVividly written and informed throughout by Redford's intimate knowledge of the remains of Mendes, \u003ci\u003eCity of the Ram-Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique account of a long-lost monument of Egyptian history, religion, and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald B. Redford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691142262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691142265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.28h x 8.24w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/13\/2010 pg. 15","brand":"Donald B. Redford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46465467646207,"sku":"9780691142265","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_119da1d5-2654-4486-b626-872bb5409fc6.jpg?v=1736346331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/city-of-the-ram-man-donald-b-redford-9780691142265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}