Pharaoh's Workers : The Villagers of Deir el Medina / Leonard H. Lesko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lesko, Leonard H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Egypt--Deir el-Medina Site.

Working class.

Deir el-Medina Site (Egypt).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Pharaoh's Workers focuses on the archaeological site at Deir el Medina on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor. The workers who prepared the royal tombs and lived there in what has been called "the earliest known artists' colony" left a rich store of artifacts and documents through which we can glimpse not only their working conditions and domestic activities, but also their religious beliefs and private thoughts.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

PART I. Social and Economic Concerns

ONE. Rank, Roles, and Rights / Lesko, Barbara S.

TWO. Contact with the Outside World / McDowell, Andrea G.

THREE. Foreigners Living in the Village / Ward, William A.

PART II. Spiritual and Intellectual Matters

FOUR. Aspects of Domestic Life and Religion / Friedman, Florence D.

FIVE. Magical Practices among the Villagers / Borghouts, Joris F.

SIX. Literature, Literacy, and Literati / Lesko, Leonard H.

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

1-5017-2761-3

OCLC:

1042329741