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E. A. Wallis Budge books in order

British academic

Lived
1857–1934
Country
United Kingdom
Books
56

E. A. Wallis Budge published 2 novels, 1 short story collection, 28 non-fiction books and 25 other books, beginning with The Book of the Dead (1894).

Updated September 2026

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Standalone novels in order

  1. The Book of the Dead (1894)

    377 pages★ 3.7 (6 ratings)

  2. The Gods of the Egyptians (1903)

    541 pages

Short story collections in order

  1. Egyptian Tales and Romances (1931)

    423 pages

Non-fiction in order

  1. Babylonian Life and History (1884)

    296 pages

  2. The Dwellers on the Nile (1885)

    326 pages

  3. The Nile (1890)

    682 pages

  4. The Chapters of Coming Forth by Day (1898)

    560 pages

  5. Egyptian Magic (1899)

    234 pages

  6. The Contendings of the Apostles. Vol. I. the Ethiopic Text (1899)

    622 pages

  7. A History of Egypt from the End of the Neolithic Period to the Death of Cleopatra Vii, B.C. 30 (1902)

  8. Egypt Under the Saïtes, Persians, and Ptolemies (1902)

    251 pages

  9. The Book of Paradise (1904)

  10. The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus (1904)

    258 pages

  11. The Egyptian Heaven and Hell (1905)

    272 pages

  12. The Life of Takla Hâymânôt in the Version of Dabra Lîbanôs, and the Miracles of Takla Hâymânôt in the Version of Dabra Lîbânôs, and the Book of the Riches of Kings (1906)

  13. The Paradise (1906)

  14. The Egyptian Sudan (1907)

    720 pages

  15. Osiris and the Egyptian Resurrection (1911)

    422 pages

  16. Egyptian Literature (1912)

    48 pages

  17. A Short History of the Egyptian People (1914)

    280 pages

  18. By Nile and Tigris (1920)

  19. Tuta Nkhamen, Amenism, Atenism and Egyptian Monotheism (1923)

    160 pages

  20. Tutankhamen (1923)

    169 pages

  21. The Rise & Progress of Assyriology (1925)

    321 pages

  22. The Divine Origin of the Craft of the Herbalist (1927)

    96 pages

  23. Amulets and Superstitions (1930)

    543 pages

  24. From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt (1934)

    545 pages

  25. A History of Ethiopia, Nubia & Abyssinia (1966)

  26. Herb-doctors and Physicians in the Ancient World (1978)

    96 pages

Other books in order

  1. An Egyptian Reading Book (1888)

    194 pages

  2. The Martyrdom And Miracles Of Saint George Of Cappadocia (1888)

    366 pages

  3. The Mummy (1893)

    404 pages

  4. Saint Michael the Archangel: Three Encomiums (1894)

    242 pages

  5. First Steps in Egyptian (1895)

    338 pages

  6. An Egyptian Reading Book for Beginners (1896)

    592 pages

  7. The Life and Exploits of Alexander the Great (1896)

    610 pages

  8. A Guide to the First and Second Egyptian Rooms: Mummies, Mummy-cases, and (1898)

    169 pages

  9. An Account Of The Sarcophagus Of Seti I, King Of Egypt, B.C. 1370 (1908)

    134 pages

  10. The Book of the Kings of Egypt (1908)

    290 pages

  11. The Liturgy of Funerary Offerings (1909)

    272 pages

  12. A Hieroglyphic Vocabulary to the Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead (1911)

    522 pages

  13. Cook's Handbook for Egypt and the Egyptian Sûdân (1911)

    953 pages

  14. Coptic Apocrypha in the Dialect of Upper Egypt (1913)

    404 pages

  15. Syrian Anatomy, Pathology, and Therapeutics (1913)

  16. The Rosetta Stone (1913)

    176 pages

  17. An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary (1920)

    1335 pages

  18. The Queen of Sheba & Her Only Son Menyelek (1922)

    241 pages

  19. One Hundred & Ten Miracles of Our Lady Mary (1923)

    359 pages

  20. Cleopatra's Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks (1926)

    308 pages

  21. The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum (1929)

    325 pages

  22. The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek (i) (1932)

    243 pages

  23. Egyptian Language (1963)

    246 pages

  24. The Alexander Book in Ethiopia (1976)

    276 pages

  25. O Livro Dos Mortos Do Antigo Egito

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About E. A. Wallis Budge

Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. He made numerous trips to Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920, he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

E. A. Wallis Budge FAQ

How many books has E. A. Wallis Budge written?
E. A. Wallis Budge published 2 novels, 1 short story collection, 28 non-fiction books and 25 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read E. A. Wallis Budge's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Book of the Dead.
What is E. A. Wallis Budge's last book?
From Fetish to God in Ancient Egypt (1934).
What is E. A. Wallis Budge's most famous book?
The Book of the Dead (1894) is E. A. Wallis Budge's most widely read book.
Can I read E. A. Wallis Budge's books for free?
Yes. 7 books by E. A. Wallis Budge are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.

Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.