Lost Voices of the Nile: Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt

A fascinating exploration of the lives of normal people in ancient Egypt. Full of their own strange and amusing stories; documents their anxieties, hopes, loves and mischievous pursuits. ‘It seems extraordinary to find so many parallels between the lives of this ancient people and ourselves’ When we think of ancient Egypt, we think of the gods, the pharaohs and the pyramids. However, life for the average Egyptian was very different from this glorious perception and was not so unrecognisable from the lives we live today.This book tells the history of the ordinary population of ancient Egypt, using the stories of real people – often strange, at times amusing and ultimately very recognisable. Booth introduces us to a number of fascinating people, including Taimhotep, who married a man twice her age and turned to the god Imhotep to help her to conceive a son; Naunakhte, who disinherited her children for neglecting her in her old age; Kenhirkhopshef, a man seemingly obsessed with making lists; and Paneb, the ‘bad boy’ of Deir el-Medina. History is made up of people and personalities, and each of these characters has a story to tell.

• | Author: Charlotte Booth
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: Dec 15, 2016
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781445660271
• | ISBN-10: 144566027X