Pharaoh's People by T. G. H. James - 9781845113353

Name: Pharaoh's People by T. G. H. James - 9781845113353
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Pharaoh's PeopleScenes from Life in Imperial Egypt\nAuthor(s): T. G. H. James\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Barbara Ward & Associates\nISBN-13: 9781845113353, 978-1845113353\nSynopsis\nPopular interest in ancient Egypt has too often tended to focus on the deeds of rulers, great nobles and priests. In Pharaoh's People [url] 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? [url] 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 w