Egyptian & Mesopotamian Art, Ancient Architecture - General & Miscellaneous, Ancient Egyptian Sites, Tombs, & Ruins, Labor Studies - General & Miscellaneous, Working Class
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Overview
This fascinating study brings to life the people who lived and died at Deir el-Medina over three thousand years ago--the workers who built the tombs of the pharaohs in the nearby Valley of the Kings. Dr. Bierbrier draws on the thousands of documents, letters, literary texts, and drawings found at the site to give an intimate glimpse of life in the village.Synopsis
Fascinating glimpse of the people - their lives, loves, disputes & work - that built the pharaohs tombs nearly 3000 years ago
Booknews
Published by The American University in Cairo, distributed in the US by Columbia UP. Bierbrier (Egyptian antiquities, Brit. Museum) elucidated the lives of commoners through excavation of the workers' homes at Deir el-Medina. One hundred illustrations. Good book, deserves better than this acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Editorials
Booknews
Published by The American University in Cairo, distributed in the US by Columbia UP. Bierbrier (Egyptian antiquities, Brit. Museum) elucidated the lives of commoners through excavation of the workers' homes at Deir el-Medina. One hundred illustrations. Good book, deserves better than this acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
March 1, 1989
Publisher
American University in Cairo Press, The
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9789774242106