Pharaoh's workers

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, HerausgeberIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press , 1994
Subjects:
Deir el-Medina Site (Egypt)
Deir el-Médineh (Égypte : Site archéologique)
Egypt - Deir el-Medina Site
Deir el-Médineh (Égypte ; site archéologique) - Conditions sociales
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv2n7mrq
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Pharaoh's workers
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
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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