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A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt

By: Dr Donald P. Ryan
Narrated by: Philip Bretherton
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Summary

Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition bringing Thutmose IV to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt.

While builders from the secluded village of royal tomb workers rush to complete Amenhotep's tomb, and craftsmen labour to finish the numerous extravagant objects to accompany the god-king in his burial, most Egyptians go about their daily lives in ways unchanged for eons.

Following the Egyptian calendar year, which was divided into three seasons (inundation, sowing and harvest), we will meet a farmer and his family, an embalmer, an artisan, a royal physician, a priest and even a royal wife as they live their lives in Thebes and Memphis during the eighteenth dynasty of the New Kingdom in this remarkable year in ancient Egyptian history.

©2022 Dr Donald P. Ryan (P)2022 W F Howes Ancient Ancient Egypt Egypt Middle East Royalty Africa Pharaoh
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Much like the authors 24 hours in <insert ancient civilization here>, this book is packed with fun little scenes of the day to day, and this case month to month, life of a specific ancient people. 

This book is incredibly fun and, although a great start to anyone with an idea of dipping their toes into the ancient history pond, the reader needs to go in with the mindset that this is the scholar's interpretation rather than cast in stone what actually happened with the certain people he writes for.

I'd definitely recommend something like this as a very easy starting point, as it would certainly keep a mind interested and spark the desire to go searching for more content on said time period.

This was very easy reading, or listening if you chose the audio version like I did. I'd definitely go for more in this series if the author chose to expand upon the rest of his 24 hours works by making them a whole a year

A fun introduction for inquisitive minds

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Really informative and engaging. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for a summary of the period and how certain events impacted Egypt.

Really informative and engaging

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An excellent journey through a very interesting year—-the death of a pharaoh, the Sed festival, and lots of the personal stories of the farmers, potters, architects, and priests that make up the tapestry of this period of Ancient Egyptian history. Of particular note is the vivid description of the defeated Canaanites entering the presence of the pharaoh, which was quite harrowing. I would have been absolutely terrified.

Fascinating

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Lively and fascinating peek into a time lost.
Narrator made the experience better with his enthusiasm.

Interesting

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It based on modern findings and it’s nice narrated and it’s free. The idea of having all archaeological evidence presented in that format is interesting

Is short but nice

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