Pharaoh's People

Scenes from Life in Imperial Egypt

T. G. H. James (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2006
Barbara Ward & Associates (Verlag)
978-1-84511-335-3 (ISBN)

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Popular interest in ancient Egypt has too often tended to focus on the deeds of rulers, great nobles and priests. In Pharaoh's People T.G.H. James by contrast examines the daily working lives of Egyptians lower down the social scale: bureaucrats, scribes, craftsmen and workers of the land. What sort of houses did they live in and how were they furnished? How was justice administered? How were public records kept? And how was business conducted in a thriving economy largly based on barter? T.G.H. James has drawn on the evidence of paintings and inscriptions from tombs and temples, from official archives, private correspondence, accounts and dispatches. Most of the texts have been newly translated for this book and, in examining them, the author brings to life the fascinating intricacies of daily life under the Pharaohs.

'Detailed and lucidly written.' - Barry Kemp, TLS

'...the depiction of Egyptian life is both accurate and convincing.' - Bruce Trigger, IJAHS

'A fine book, worthy of recommendation to anyone... ' - J.A.S. Evans, American Historical Review

T.G.H. James was formerly Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum. He is the author of the acclaimed biography Howard Carter (Tauris Parke Paperbacks) and of a large number of books on other Egyptological subjects, including Tutankhamun (Tauris Parke).

Preface
Introduction

1 The Written Record and its Validity
2 The Vizir and his Role
3 Justice for Everybody
4 The Bucolic Mode
5 Literacy and Status
6 The Scribe in Action
7 Craftsmen in Metal and Wood
8 A Desirable Residence
9 Domestic Economy

A Brief Chronology
Select Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.12.2006
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-84511-335-7 / 1845113357
ISBN-13	978-1-84511-335-3 / 9781845113353
Zustand	Neuware