Life of the ancient Egyptians

Foreword / Geoffrey T. Martin

The start of life

Carefree childhood

Education and learning

Courtship and entertainment

Marriage and the standing of women

Homes and communities

Dress, adornment and body care

The bounty of the black earth

Stockbreeding and the hunt

The ancient Egyptians' diet

Craftsmen at work

Immortality through art

Quarries, boats and pyramids

Builders of the royal tombs

The fortunes of war

Administrators and managers

Inside the temples

The scribes of the houses of life

For every malady a cure

...whence no traveller returns.