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Spend 24 hours with the ancient Egyptians. Ancient Egypt wasn't all pyramids, sphinxes and gold sarcophagi. For your average Egyptian, life was tough, and work was hard, conducted under the burning gaze of the sun god Ra.During the course of a day in the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), Egypt's religious capital, we meet 24 Egyptians from all strata of society – from the king to the bread-maker, the priestess to the fisherman, the soldier to the midwife – and get to know what the real Egypt was like by spending an hour in their company. We encounter a different one of these characters every hour and in every chapter, and through their eyes see what an average day in ancient Egypt was really like.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 7th Hour of the Night (00.00–01.00): The Midwife Delivers a Baby
- 8th Hour of the Night (01.00–02.00): The Ruler Lies Awake
- 9th Hour of the Night (02.00–03.00): The Embalmer Works Late
- 10th Hour of the Night (03.00–04.00): The Old Soldier Dreams of Battle
- 11th Hour of the Night (04.00–05.00): The Priest of Amun-Re is Awakened
- 12th Hour of the Night (05.00–06.00): The Farmer Starts his Day
- 1st Hour of the Day (06.00–07.00): The Housewife Makes Bread
- 2nd Hour of the Day (07.00–08.00): The Overseer Visits the Quarry
- 3rd Hour of the Day (08.00–09.00): The Fisherman Builds a Skiff
- 4th Hour of the Day (09.00–10.00): The Potter Shapes some Clay
- 5th Hour of the Day (10.00–11.00): The Scribal Student Anticipates his Beating
- 6th Hour of the Day (11.00–12.00): The Priestess of Hathor Gets Drunk
- 7th Hour of the Day (12.00–13.00): The Vizier Hears Reports
- 8th Hour of the Day (13.00–14.00): The Fan-Bearer Looks on
- 9th Hour of the Day (14.00–15.00): The Great Royal Wife makes Demands
- 10th Hour of the Day (15.00–16.00): The Professional Mourner wails yet again
- 11th Hour of the Day (16.00–17.00): The Architect Inspects a Royal Tomb
- 12th Hour of the Day (17.00–18.00): The Carpenter Finishes a Coffin
- 1st Hour of the Night (18.00–19.00): The Brick-Maker Wallows
- 2nd Hour of the Night (19.00–20.00): The Lady of the House Prepares for a Party
- 3rd Hour of the Night (20.00–21.00): The Jeweller Works with Gold
- 4th Hour of the Night (21.00–22.00): The Dancing Girl Entertains
- 5th Hour of the Night (22.00–23.00): The Physician sees a Patient
- 6th Hour of the Night (23.00–00.00): The Novice Tomb Robber Shows Reluctance
- Acknowledgements
- Picture Credits
- Bibliography
- Index