Pharaoh's workers : the villagers of Deir el Medina

Pharaoh's workers : the villagers of Deir el Medina /

In one village in western Thebes, villagers worked for centuries on the Egyptian tombs and created timeless beauty. Lesko explores the known facts surrounding their everyday lives and their business partnership with the ruling class of ancient Egypt.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lesko, Leonard H. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Working class > Egypt > Deir el-Medina Site.
HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt.
Working class
Alltag
Arbeiter
Arbeiterklasse
Sozialgeschichte
Aufsatzsammlung
Arbeiders.
Farao's.
Travailleurs > Égypte > Deir el-Medineh (site archéologique)
Deir el-Medina Site (Egypt)
Deir el-Médineh (Égypte : Site archéologique)
Egypt > Deir el-Medina Site
Dair al-Madina
Ägypten > Altertum
Deir el-Médineh (Égypte ; site archéologique) > Conditions sociales.
Aufsatzsammlung.
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Table of Contents:
  • Social and economic concerns
  • Rank, roles, and rights / Barbara S. Lesko
  • Contact with the outside world / Andrea G. McDowell
  • Foreigners living in the village / William A. Ward
  • Spiritual and intellectual matters
  • Aspects of domestic life and religion / Florence D. Friedman
  • Magical practices among the villagers / Joris F. Borghouts
  • Literature, literacy, and literati / Leonard H. Lesko.

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