Pharaoh's Workers: The Villagers of Deir El Medina
by Leonard H. Lesko
Published by : Cornell University Press, (USA) , 1994, , Illustrator: ill. (some col.), map Physical details: viii, 197+4 pages, 24 cm. ISBN:0-8014-2915-3; 978-0-8014-2915-6; 0-8014-8143-0; 978-0-8014-8143-7.| Item type | Current location | Shelving location | Classification | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Central Papal Library | G634 | Private Libraries المكتبات الخاصة | Available | 66539 |
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.
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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