Title: Red land, black land : daily life in ancient Egypt /
Authors: Mertz, Barbara.
Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books,
Year: 1990
Subjects: Egypt Civilization
Abstract: Combing scholarship with a popular style, the author reconstructs the life of the ancient Egyptians from birth to death.--From publisher description.
Contents: People of the two lands -- The red and black lands -- "Beloved of his father and mother" -- Lady of the house -- "Clothe her back" -- "Spend the day merrily" -- Be a scribe, put it in thy heart -- "I fought incredibly" -- Wielders of the chisel and the brush -- Sorcerer, scientist, and priest -- "The useful things that are established forever" -- "The god is satisfied with his offerings" -- "An excellent, equipped spirit" -- "My body shall be enduring" -- "A goodly burial in the necropolis" -- "On that day of judging the deficient".