To the ancient Egyptians, war and peace were yet another paired manifestation of the eternal struggle between chaos and order, explains Manassa, and so modern historians seeking evidence about historical setting, social impact, and weaponry from a battle text find that such matters are only incidentals in a fundamentally theological account. With that in mind, she offers the first translation and detailed commentary of the inscription recording the Libyan War of about 1208 BC. Distributed by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)