The Dwellers on the Nile: The Life, History, Religion and Literature of the Ancient Egyptians
Description
So wrote a scribe of ancient Egypt trying to persuade his son to follow in his footsteps by describing the hideousness of other professions. Did you know, that one factor in the Egyptian funerary cult was fear that the dead would return as ghosts or vampires to injure the living? These are just some of the fascinating facts about ancient Egyptian life to be found in this book by Dr. Budge, one of the foremost Egyptologists of the century. It is by far the most useful coverage of one of the greatest and most civilized nations of antiquity. The author begins with a history of ancient Egypt an...
ISBN(s)
0486235017, 9780486235011
