Everyday Life in Ancient EgyptCourier Corporation, 11. mai 2012 - 208 sider Drawing on a wealth of archeological evidence, author Jon Manchip White presents a remarkably accurate picture of Egyptian life throughout dynastic times — from the end of the third millennium to the Greek occupation in 330 BC. Because social conditions changed little during these 3,000 years, readers get a clear idea of the roles and tasks assigned to each section of the community — to the Pharaoh and his noblemen; priests and soldiers; scribes and artists; and peasants, who formed the bulk of the population. How these people spent their leisure hours, how they dressed, what they ate and drank, forms of transportation used, how homes were built and furnished, and the activities of women and children are also thoroughly examined. Special emphasis is placed on the importance of religion in daily life, including the social significance of temples, pyramids, and tombs. Accompanying a vivid text are more than 100 photographs and line drawings. "A handy reference tool." — Horn Book. |
Innhold
THE HOME | |
PEOPLE AND PROFESSIONS | |
PRIVATE LIFE | |
SUMMARY OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY | |
A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS | |
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
Abydos Akhenaton Amenemhat Amenophis Amon-Ra ancient Egypt ancient Egyptians architecture artist body brick built capital chairs chariot civil civilisation colour courtiers courtyard Crown cult Dahshur dead decorated Deir el-Bahri Delta E. A. WALLIS BUDGE Eighteenth Dynasty epoch everyday festivals frescoes furniture Giza goddess gods Greek hand Heliopolis Hetephras hieroglyphic Horus hypostyle hall inscriptions Intermediate Period Isis Karnak king’s kings of Egypt land later limestone lived Lower Egypt Luxor man’s mastaba Memphis Middle Kingdom modern monuments mummy Nile nobleman nomarchs Nome Nubia obelisks Old Kingdom Osiris painted palaces papyrus peasant pharaoh possessed pre-dynastic priests Prince Princess provincial pylon Queen Ra-Atum Ramses Ramses II Rekhmira religion religious river robe rock-cut royal rulers sacred Sakkara scribe sculptor Sesostris shrine statues Step Pyramid stone temple Theban Thebes tomb Tutankhamon Tuthmosis Twelfth Dynasty Upper Egypt valley villa vizier wall wife wooden worshipped