Donald P. Ryan

A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt

The Real Lives of the People Who Lived There

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 12/05/2022

ISBN: 9781789293654

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Hardback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 272 pages

Illustration: black and white integrated pictures

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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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 (flooding, 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.

Sales points:

  • Organized by the three seasons and twelve months of the Egyptian calendar year, the book will compromise twelve chapters, with recurring characters throughout the book

  • Packed full of pictures of ancient artefacts, sites and maps

  • Donald P. Ryan is the author of 24 Hours in Ancient Egypt and a specialist in Egyptian archaeology

  • We are benefitting from the author's own first-hand archaeological research. Donald Ryan's own work in the Valley of the Kings has included an excavation of the tomb of the royal vizier, Amenemopet, one of the key characters in this book. He also rediscovered three lost tombs that once contained the mummies of monkeys and a dog, possibly the pets of Amenhotep II, who is also featured in the book.

  • Our 24 Hours series has sold in 16 languages

  • 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 2022, which will give a boost to interest in Egyptology

About the Author:

Donald P. Ryan

Donald P. Ryan, Ph.D. is an archaeologist and Faculty Fellow in the Division of Humanities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. His work focuses on Egyptian archaeology, Polynesian archaeology, and ancient languages and scripts. His research in Egypt includes excavations in the Valley of the Kings, where he has discovered lost tombs and controversial mummies. Ryan is the author of several books and numerous scientific and popular articles on archaeological subjects, including Ancient Egypt on Five Deben a Day, Beneath the Sands of Egypt and Ancient Egypt: The Basics.

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