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Ancient Egypt on Five Deben a Day ISBN: 9780500251485 (HB - EN) € bestellen verlanglijst More reliable than Herodotus and more upbeat than The Book of the Dead, this is the essential guide for the discerning time-traveller. This new addition to Thames & Hudson's successful Time Travel series takes the reader toAncient Egypt in the time of Ramesses II (1250BC). Drawing on contemporary sources and nearly thirty years of experience excavating in the Valley of the Kings, Egyptologist Donald Ryan guides the time-travelling tourist on a journey up the Nile, taking in the sights of Memphis, the pyramids, Thebes and beyond. En route he offers useful advice on everything from deciphering hieroglyphics to mummifying household pets, bribing government officials and deciding which god to petition in the event of a scorpion bite. So leave the protective amulets at home and banish all fear of being sold as a galley slave - this imaginative guide is all you need to survive and enjoy your visit to Egypt in its golden age.