Egypt Before the Pharaohs

For other uses, see Egypt (disambiguation).

Egypt Before the Pharaohs
Type	Book
Owner	Daniel Jackson
Current status	Unknown (may be lost on Abydos)
Out of Universe information
First appearance	Stargate

Egypt Before the Pharaohs: The Prehistoric Foundations of Egyptian Civilisation is a book written by Michael A. Hoffman. A copy of this book was held by Doctor Daniel Jackson.

Evolution

Stargate (1995)

Doctor Daniel Jackson uses Hoffman's book to help him during his research on the Giza cartouche. When he departs for the newly discovered world, he takes this book among others and put it inside his suitcase.

Later on Abydos, Ferretti takes Jackson's suitcase and throws it on the desert, asking Jackson to find a way to return home. The suitcase opens, spreading all its content (including the book) everywhere on the desert sand.

Notes

• The above-named book has been published in the real world, see this link to the Amazon webstore as a proof.
• The first edition of Michael A. Hoffman's book Egypt Before the Pharaohs: The Prehistoric Foundations of Egyptian Civilization was published in December 1979 (see the original cover here). A second edition has been printed in 1991, the one used in Stargate.

Gallery

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  The original cover of the book, published in 1979.

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  The second edition book's cover, the one used in the original movie.