Judgement of the Pharoah: Crime and Punishment in Ancient Egypt - Softcover

Tyldesley, Joyce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753812789 ISBN 13: 9780753812785

Publisher: Orion Books, 2001

Synopsis

In this vivid work of historical detection, a leading scholar offers intriguing insights into crime and punishment in Ancient Egypt.

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From the Publisher:

In the popular imagination, Ancient Egypt exists as an idyllic place where, for 3,000 years, wise Pharaohs governed a peaceful and plentiful kingdom. Historians, although skeptical of this image, have struggled to explain for the lay reader the realities of life for ordinary Egyptians. Here, archaeologist Joyce Tyldesley meticulously recreates a series of crimes—from grave robbing, false embalming, necrophilia, and bestiality to a graphic recreation of the “murder” of Tutankhamen. These crimes, which were meticulously recorded, provide an eloquent record of Ancient Egyptian attitudes towards sex and death, property and punishment. Inventive and human, lucid and authoritative, this original work adds greatly to our understanding of how Ancient Egyptians lived. Joyce Tyldesley has a doctorate in archaeology from Oxford University; among her many books are Daughters of Isis and Nefertiti: Egypt’s Sun Queen.

About the Author:

Joyce Tyldesley earned a doctorate in archaeology from Oxford University. She is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies at Liverpool University and the author of many books on Ancient Egypt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0753812789
• ISBN 13: 9780753812785
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 199