{"product_id":"the-ancient-egyptian-world-the-aworld-in-ancient-times-9780195173918","title":"The Ancient Egyptian World (The AWorld in Ancient Times)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking readers back 4 000 years  to the fertile land around the Nile River  The Ancient Egyptian World tells the stories of the kings  queens  pharaohs  gods  tomb builders  and ordinary citizens who lived there. Using papyri  scarabs  tomb inscriptions  mummies  and a rich variety of other primary sources  Eric H. Cline and Jill Rubalcaba uncover the fascinating history of ancient Egypt. Scarabs  which scholars call \"imperial news bulletins \" record important moments in a pharaohs reign.  The Edwin Smith Papyrus details the injuries sustained by the builders of the great pyramids  and the remedies used to treat them. For a worker who has had a stone fall on his head  it suggests: \"bind it with fresh meat . . . and treat afterward with grease  honey and lint.\" A complex recipe for a top-of-the-line mummy describes a process that could take 70 days and involved drawing the brain out through the nose with a crooked piece of iron.  These primary sources also tell the stories of the people of ancient Egypt: Pepi II  the six-year-old boy king who commanded armies; Ramesses II  whose mortuary temple boasts of his expertise in battle against the Hittites; Queen Hatshepsut  the only woman to rule Egypt as pharaoh; and Cleopatra  who courted Roman statesman Mark Antony as part of her quest to extend the Egyptian empire. The Ancient Egyptian World honors the history of a civilization whose monuments and tombs still capture the imagination of the world thousands of years later.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280116178997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195173910","price":33.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195173918.jpg?v=1780621516","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ancient-egyptian-world-the-aworld-in-ancient-times-9780195173918","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}