Books written by M. L. Bierbrier

  • Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt

    From the first major discoveries in the 19th century, the painted panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt were a revelation to scholars and the public alike. Though the subjects...

  • Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt

    The painted panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt constitute the only corpus of coloured images of individuals to survive from classical antiquity.

  • the tomb- builders of the pharaohs

    The Tomb-Builders of the Pharaohs brings to life the people who lived and died at Deir el-Medina over three thousand years ago, their loves and hates, disputes and scandals, work and leisure.

  • Who was who in Egyptology

    This biographical dictionary tells the story of the most important contributors and will be an indispensable reference tool for scholars and enthusiasts alike.

  • Historical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt

    Renewing Royal Imagery: Akhenaten and Family in the Amarna Tombs. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2020. Davies, Norman de Garis. The Rock Tombs of El Amarna. 6 vols. London: Egypt Exploration Fund, 1903–1908. el-Khouly, Aly, and Geoffrey T.

  • The Tomb-builders of the Pharaohs

    This fascinating study brings to life the people who lived and died at Deir el-Medina over three thousand years ago--the workers who built the tombs of the pharaohs in the...