Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs
Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs
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古埃及的乡村生活：洗衣清单和情歌
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1999
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A. McDowell
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A. McDowell
Deir el-Medina是建造帝王谷中皇家陵墓的工人所在的村庄，是关于公元前1539年至公元前1075年埃及生活的独特丰富信息来源。除了丰富的考古遗迹外，还有数以万计的文本记录了村民的思想和活动。许多文本都写在纸莎草纸上，但大多数都写在石灰石薄片上，这些薄片是免费的，随时可用，甚至用于最随意和临时的记录。它们包括私人信件、行政账目、咒语、购买记录、遗嘱、洗衣单和情歌。这些罕见的日常生活一瞥的价值因文本集中在一个时间和地点而大大提高。这本书结合了超过200个这些文本的翻译跨越整个范围的保存流派与惊人的插图。因此，读者将能够通过他们自己的文字体验村民的生活，同时观看每个作家都知道的地方。每一个文本都有一个评论，提供了背景，并解释了每一个文本对我们理解这一时期埃及社会的贡献。
Deir el-Medina, the village of the workmen who built the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is a uniquely rich source of information about life in Egypt between 1539 and 1075 BC. The abundant archaeological remains are complemented by tens of thousands of texts documenting the thoughts and activities of the villagers. Many of the texts are written on papyrus but most are on flakes of limestone which, being free and readily available, were used for even the most casual and temporary of records. They include private letters, administrative accounts, magic spells, records of purchases, last wills and testaments, laundry lists, and love songs. The value of these rare glimpses of daily life is greatly enhanced by the concentration of texts in one time and place. This book combines translations of over 200 of these texts spanning the entire range of preserved genres with stunning illustrations. The reader will, therefore, be able to experience the life of the villagers through their own words whilst viewing places known to each individual writer. Each text is introduced by a commentary that provides the context and explains the contribution each text makes to our understanding of Egyptian society at this period.