Flinders Petrie books in order
British Egyptologist
- Lived
- 1853–1942
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 56
Flinders Petrie published 1 short story collection, 21 non-fiction books and 34 other books, beginning with The Arts of Ancient Egypt (1884). The best-known is The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt (1909).
Updated September 2026
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The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt
Flinders Petrie's most-read book.
Short story collections in order
Egyptian Tales (1913)
Non-fiction in order
A History of Egypt (1894)
A History of Egypt During the 17th and 18th Dynasties (1897)
Religion and Conscience in Ancient Egypt (1898)
Syria and Egypt (1898)
A History of Egypt, During the XVIIth and XVIIIth Dynasties (1899)
A History of Egypt from the XIXth to the XXXth Dynasties (1905)
Janus in Modern Life (1907)
Personal Religion in Egypt Before Christianity (1909)
The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt (1909)
The Growth of the Gospels as Shewn by Structural Criticism (1910)
Egypt and Israel (1911)
The Revolutions of Civilisation (1911)
The Book of History (1914)
Some Sources of Human History (1919)
A History of Egypt, from the Earliest Kings to the XVIth Dynasty (1923)
Social Life in Ancient Egypt (1923)
Religious Life in Ancient Egypt (1924)
Seventy Years in Archaeology (1931)
Wisdom of the Egyptians (1940)
Other books in order
The Arts of Ancient Egypt (1884)
Tanis (1885)
A Season in Egypt, 1887 (1888)
Historical Scarabs (1889)
Illahun, Kahun and Gurob (1891)
Egyptian Decorative Art (1895)
Naqada and Ballas (1896)
Six Temples at Thebes, 1896 (1897)
The Royal Tombs of the First Dynasty (1900)
Abydos (1902)
Ehnasya, 1904 (1905)
Hyksos and Israelite Cities (1906)
Migrations (1906)
Researches in Sinai (1906)
Gizeh and Rifeh (1907)
Memphis I (1909)
Meydum and Memphis (III) (1910)
The Arts and Crafts of Anciety Egypt (1910)
Roman Portraits and Memphis (iv) (1911)
Amulets (1914)
Tarkhan II (1914)
The Mysterious Zêt (1914)
Tools and Weapons Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, and 2,000 Outlines from Other Sources (1917)
The Hill Figures of England (1926)
Objects of Daily Use (1927)
Antaeopolis (1930)
Decorative Patterns of the Ancient World (1930)
Egyptian Architecture (1938)
Tools and Weapons (1974)
Egyptian Tales, First & Second Series (1987)
The Pyramids And Temples Of Gizeh (1990)
Methods and Aims in Archaeology (2014)
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About Flinders Petrie
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, commonly known as simply Flinders Petrie, was an English Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. He held the first chair of Egyptology in the United Kingdom, and excavated many of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt in conjunction with his Irish-born wife, Hilda Urlin. Some consider his most famous discovery that of the Merneptah Stele, an opinion with which Petrie himself concurred. Undoubtedly at least as important is his 1905 discovery and correct identification of the character of the Proto-Sinaitic script, the ancestor of almost all alphabetic scripts.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Flinders Petrie FAQ
- How many books has Flinders Petrie written?
- Flinders Petrie published 1 short story collection, 21 non-fiction books and 34 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Flinders Petrie's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt.
- What is Flinders Petrie's last book?
- Wisdom of the Egyptians (1940).
- What is Flinders Petrie's most famous book?
- The Arts & Crafts of Ancient Egypt (1909) is Flinders Petrie's most widely read book.
- Can I read Flinders Petrie's books for free?
- Yes. 8 books by Flinders Petrie are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.