Red land, black land : daily life in ancient Egypt [People of the two lands -- The red and black lands -- Beloved of his father and mother -- Lady of the house -- Clothe her back -- Spend the day merrily -- Be a scribe : Put it in thy heart -- I fought incredibly -- Wielders of the chisel and the brush -- Sorcerer, Scientist and priest -- The useful things that are established forever -- The god is satisfied with his offerings -- The world of the dead -- An excellent, equipped spirit -- My body shall be enduring -- A goodly burial in the necropolis -- On that day of judging the deficient]

New York : Dodd, Mead, 1966, 1978, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. xiii, 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0396075754; 9780396075752 LCCN: 78-9552 ; LC: DT61; Dewey: 932/.01 ; OCLC: 3933603 ; Describes how the Egyptians lived, worked, played, fought, worshiped, spent their home and political life and prepared for death. ; Barbara Mertz (pesudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels) was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Peters was named Grandmaster at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986, Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America at the Edgar(R) Awards in 1998, and given The Lifetime Achievement Award at Malice Domestic in 2003. She lives in an historic farmhouse in western Maryland. ; Contents: People of the two lands -- The red and black lands -- Beloved of his father and mother -- Lady of the house -- Clothe her back -- Spend the day merrily -- Be a scribe : Put it in thy heart -- I fought incredibly -- Wielders of the chisel and the brush -- Sorcerer, Scientist and priest -- The useful things that are established forever -- The god is satisfied with his offerings -- The world of the dead -- An excellent, equipped spirit -- My body shall be enduring -- A goodly burial in the necropolis -- On that day of judging the deficient ; FINE/FINE.