In this compelling guide and sourcebook renowned author and scholar MichaelRice introduces us to the inhabitants of ancient Egypt allowing us toencounter their ... » 

In this compelling guide and sourcebook renowned author and scholar MichaelRice introduces us to the inhabitants of ancient Egypt allowing us toencounter their world through their own eyes. Here are the great and thefamous from Cleopatra to Tutankhamun but here also are the graverobberAmenwah Nakht the gardener and Sebaster the hairdresser.The whole arena of Egyptian life is expressed in these pages. Not only arethere nearly a thousand biographies there is also a chapter on EncounteringAncient Egyptians sections on kingship and on religion a chronology aglossary and maps. A combination of erudite scholarship and a clear andaccessible style this volume opens up the world of the ancient Egyptians toall those with an interest in the subject in a way that has never been donebefore. «