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020 _a1405118555 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a1405118563 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9781405118552 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a9781405118569 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn167763916
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100 1 _aSzpakowska, Kasia Maria.
_956724
245 1 0 _aDaily life in ancient Egypt :
_brecreating Lahun /
_cKasia Szpakowska.
260 _aMalden, MA :
_bBlackwell Pub.,
_c2008.
300 _axii, 244 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-238) and index.
505 0 _aThe setting -- Birth -- Close to home -- The stuff of life -- Crafts and trades -- Learning, earning, and leisure -- Religion -- Sickness -- Death -- Love.
520 _aUsing the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt's Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings. Provides an illuminating and engaging re-construction of what daily life was like in ancient Egypt. Describes the main issues of everyday life in the town - from education, work, and food preparation to religious rituals, healing techniques, marriages, births, and deaths. Authentically recreated through the use of recently published textual data and archaeological findings directly from the settlement of Lahun and other sites. Includes photographs and illustrations of actual artifacts from the settlement of Lahun.
651 0 _aEgypt
_xAntiquities.
_93618
651 0 _aEgypt
_xSocial life and customs
_yTo 332 B.C.
_910609
651 0 _aKahun (Extinct city)
_956725
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aSzpakowska, Kasia Maria.
_tDaily life in ancient Egypt.
_dMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008
_w(OCoLC)608462122
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aSzpakowska, Kasia Maria.
_tDaily life in ancient Egypt.
_dMalden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008
_w(OCoLC)627368918
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