Daily Life of Women in Ancient Egypt: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
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Overview
Readable and scholarly, this up-to-date book covers every aspect of the life of women in ancient Egypt.
This book focuses on the life of women in ancient Egypt, while also putting forth a vast array of information about ancient Egyptians in general. Readers begin with a short but thorough introduction to the three great periods of Pharaonic civilization: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. Main chapters include the newest evidence scholars have uncovered at important archeological sites in ancient Egypt.
The scope of this book is wide and all inclusive, even though it is focused on the life of ancient Egyptian women. The topics in the book cover a vast amount of the knowledge we have about the ancient Egyptians, including material on architecture, art, law, education, medicine, food, religion, music, and spiritual beliefs. It is important to point out that royal women are only discussed in one chapter, so that more “ordinary” ancient Egyptians are the focus of the book. This book is also designed to be readable for people without any background knowledge of the time period. Any reader interested in ancient Egypt will discover a great deal of material.
Readable and scholarly, this up-to-date book covers every aspect of the life of women in ancient Egypt.
Begins with introductory material so that a reader can acquire any needed background information
Focuses on the lives of “typical women” in ancient Egypt rather than royal women
Includes introductions to each chapter comprised of a short story of a women in a situation discussed in that chapter
Includes a short Bibliography at the end of each chapter, listing the sources used and making it easy for readers to do further research
Preface
Introduction
Timeline of Events
Glossary
1 SOCIETY AND FAMILY LIFE
Document: Vizer Rekhmire, Theban Tomb 100
2 WORK, ECONOMY, AND LAW
Document: Queen Hatshepsut, Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahari
3 LITERACY, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH
4 PERSONAL PROPERTY
5 ENTERTAINMENT
Document: Queen Nefertari, Tomb 66 in the Valley of the Queens
6 THE LIFE OF ROYAL WOMEN
Document: King Pepy I, Decree, Sixth Dynasty
Document: King Amenhotep III, Marriage Proclamation
7 RELIGIOUS LIFE AND THE AFTERLIFE
Document: Hemira, Priestess of the Goddess Hathor, False Door
Bibliography
Index
Engaging and readable, this volume is suitable for high-school, college, and university libraries.
Recommended. General readers and undergraduates.
- Title: Daily Life of Women in Ancient Egypt
- Author: Lisa K. Sabbahy
- Series: The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
- Publisher: Greenwood
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 182
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBN: 9798216071525
- Resource ID: LLS:9798216071525
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T15:46:38Z
Lisa K. Sabbahy, PhD, is assistant professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.