I’m very curious about Egyptian “royalty” and would love to find good books and sources on these things.
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Here is a great site of recommended reading about life in ancient Egypt.http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/RECREA…
This site also lists some great books:http://www.kemet.org/booklist/history.ht…
Here are a couple that seemed particularly suited to your interests:
Romer, John. Ancient Lives: Daily Life in Egypt of the Pharaohs. Henry Holt & Company, 1984. ISBN 0-8050-1244-3.
A social history of one well-documented Kemetic community: the New Kingdom to Late Period “City of the Artisans” at Deir el-Medina outside the Valley of the Kings at modern-day Luxor. Useful for a glimpse of the lives of the families of one village across several centuries, and Romer’s nonscholarly style will engage even a beginner.
Trigger, B.G.; Kemp, B.J.; O’Connor, D.; and Lloyd, A.B. Ancient Egypt: A Social History. Cambridge University Press, 1983.
What Erman began for the study of Kemetic culture with Life in Ancient Egypt, this team of scholars brings full circle. Chronologically arranged from Predynastic to Late Periods, this book details the social structure of Kemetic life as evidenced through hard data (archaeological finds, study of bodies, structures, texts and other contemporary societies). One of the most useful introductions to Kemetic culture in print. Additionally important is its detailed history of Nubia, and Kemet’s relation to other African nations before and after its time, not often seen in Egyptology books.
Your local librarian can probably help you find a lot more books available on this topic!
R. Cooper, Librarian
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