A year in the life of ancient Egypt / Rosalie David ; preface by Dr Campbell Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

David, A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie), author.

Price, Campbell, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--To 640 A.D.

Egypt.

Egypt--Civilization.

Egypt--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Archaeology, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An overview of daily life in ancient Egypt, its society, and culture. Based on years of prestigious academic work, Professor Rosalie David cleverly presents every aspect of life in ancient Egypt through the lives of various characters, all based on mummies from the Manchester Museum whom Professor Rosalie David has led the study of. Characters hail from all walks of life, including royalty, nobles, officials, craftsmen and peasants, allowing us an insight into absolutely every aspect of everyday, ritual and religious life in ancient Egypt. The book provides an overview of the many dynasties and kingdoms of ancient Egypt before beginning to tell the story of the lives of one family. All three seasons of inundation, planting and growing, and harvesting are covered as well as all ritual and religious events, including birth and death. The book is extremely easy to read and digest, however, the attention to detail and the vivid picture of life which we are able to build makes it clear that this book has been written by one of the leading authorities in Egyptology and mummy research.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface by dr campbell Price; Introduction - The historical and Geographical Setting; Section 1: Inundation; chapter 1: The land and its People; chapter 2: religious Beliefs and Practices; chapter 3: Social customs; chapter 4: Artisans, Trades and crafts; Section 2: Planting; chapter 5: The Medical Profession; chapter 6: The legal Profession; chapter 7: entertainment and Personal Appearance; Section 3: Harvesting; chapter 8: education; chapter 9: Military campaigns; chapter 10: Funerary customs

Appendix 1: List of Some Major Archaeological Sites in EgyptReferences; Appendix 2: Chronological Table of Egyptian History

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 19, 2015).

ISBN:

9781473859814

1473859816

9781473859821

1473859824

OCLC:

910446961