Synopses & Reviews
The Dwellers on the Nile remains among the most comprehensive and
readable histories of daily life in ancient Egypt, covering the
Egyptian family and school; furniture, jewelry, food and drink; society,
work, and play; Egyptian religion and its numerous gods, temples, and
priests; Egyptian writing — hieroglyphic, hieratic, demotic, and
Coptic; literature, medicine, astrology, and alchemy. The book concludes
with an exploration of practices related to burial of the dead and
beliefs concerning the afterlife.
Using information from the excavations of tombs and excerpts from
papyri, tomb inscriptions, and other sources, Budge brings to life the
ancient culture of the Nile dwellers. The text is profusely illustrated
with many reproductions of Egyptian art and artifacts. The great wealth
of detail, primary information, and original interpretation make this
volume indispensable to students and other readers interested in
classical civilization and comparative religion.
About the Author
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson
Wallis Budge (1857-1934) ranked among the most distinguished
Egyptologists of his era. In addition to his 40-year career at the
British Museum, Budge was a prolific and popular author who specialized
in books on ancient Egyptian religion and hieroglyphic primers.