Recommended Reading
Books on King Tutankhamun and Ancient Egypt
If you would like to learn more about King Tutankhamun or Ancient Egypt, here are some of my very favorite books on these topics:
Biesty, Stephen. (2005). Egypt in Spectacular Cross-Section. Italy: Scholastic.
Faulkner, Raymond. (1994). The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Freed, Rita. (1988). Ramesses the Great. Memphis: Boston Museum of Science.
Garolla, Federico. (1988). The Egyptian Museum Turin. Italy: Grafica – Gorgonzola.
Hawass, Zahi. (2000). The Mysteries of Abu Simbel: Ramesses II and the Temples of the Rising Sun. Egypt: The American University in Cairo Press.
Hawass, Zahi. (2003). Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt’s Past. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers.
Hawass, Zahi. (2004). The Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures with Mummies. Belgium: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi. (2004). The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi. (2005). Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi. (2005). Tutankhamun – The Mystery of the Boy King. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi and Lehner, Mark. (2017). Giza and the Pyramids. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Hobson, Christine. (1987). The World of the Pharaohs: A Complete Guide to Ancient Egypt. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Mascort, Maite. (March/April 2018). The Search for Tutankhamun. National Geographic History, Volume 4, Number 1, pp. 28-39.
Mayes, Stanley. (2003). The Great Belzoni: The Circus Strongman who Discovered Egypt’s Ancient Treasures. New York: Tauris Parke Paperbacks.
Phillips, Graham. (2003). Atlantis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt: The Secret History Hidden in the Valley of the Kings. US: Bear and Company.
Reeves, Nicholas. (1990). The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, The Tomb, The Royal Treasure. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Siliotti, Alberto. (1997). Guide to the Valley of the Kings. Italy: Barnes and Noble Books.
Symonds, Matthew (December 2017/January 2018). How the Pyramids Built Egypt. Current World Archaeology, Volume 8, Number 2, pp. 24-29.
Tiradritti, Francesco. (2000). Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Italy: White Star Publishers.
Ziegler, Christiane. (2002). The Louvre Egyptian Antiquities. Paris: Editions Scala.
Biesty, Stephen. (2005). Egypt in Spectacular Cross-Section. Italy: Scholastic.
Faulkner, Raymond. (1994). The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Freed, Rita. (1988). Ramesses the Great. Memphis: Boston Museum of Science.
Garolla, Federico. (1988). The Egyptian Museum Turin. Italy: Grafica – Gorgonzola.
Hawass, Zahi. (2000). The Mysteries of Abu Simbel: Ramesses II and the Temples of the Rising Sun. Egypt: The American University in Cairo Press.
Hawass, Zahi. (2003). Secrets from the Sand: My Search for Egypt’s Past. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers.
Hawass, Zahi. (2004). The Curse of the Pharaohs: My Adventures with Mummies. Belgium: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi. (2004). The Golden King: The World of Tutankhamun. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi. (2005). Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi. (2005). Tutankhamun – The Mystery of the Boy King. Washington DC: National Geographic Society.
Hawass, Zahi and Lehner, Mark. (2017). Giza and the Pyramids. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Hobson, Christine. (1987). The World of the Pharaohs: A Complete Guide to Ancient Egypt. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Mascort, Maite. (March/April 2018). The Search for Tutankhamun. National Geographic History, Volume 4, Number 1, pp. 28-39.
Mayes, Stanley. (2003). The Great Belzoni: The Circus Strongman who Discovered Egypt’s Ancient Treasures. New York: Tauris Parke Paperbacks.
Phillips, Graham. (2003). Atlantis and the Ten Plagues of Egypt: The Secret History Hidden in the Valley of the Kings. US: Bear and Company.
Reeves, Nicholas. (1990). The Complete Tutankhamun: The King, The Tomb, The Royal Treasure. New York: Thames and Hudson.
Siliotti, Alberto. (1997). Guide to the Valley of the Kings. Italy: Barnes and Noble Books.
Symonds, Matthew (December 2017/January 2018). How the Pyramids Built Egypt. Current World Archaeology, Volume 8, Number 2, pp. 24-29.
Tiradritti, Francesco. (2000). Egyptian Treasures from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Italy: White Star Publishers.
Ziegler, Christiane. (2002). The Louvre Egyptian Antiquities. Paris: Editions Scala.