We are currently reviewing this course and its format in view of safe distancing recommendations due to COVID.
Dr Joanne Backhouse
The village of Deir el-Medina, on the west bank of Thebes, modern day Luxor, housed the artisans who created the royal tombs at the Valley of the Kings and their families. They have left behind a remarkable archive of their lives and loves. The site provides one of the best archaeological records from the ancient world, including remains of houses, objects of daily life, administrative documents, personal letters, religious dedications, in addition to tombs and funerary goods. We will use this evidence to piece together the lives and loves of the artisans and their wives, numerous of whom are known to us by name. We will see many elements of life remain constant, with workers getting drunk, skipping work and engaging in illicit affairs, which generated much gossip and moral disapproval!
Recommended reading:
- Davies, B. G. (1999) Who’s Who at Deir el-Medina: A Prosopographic Study of the Royal Workmen’s Community. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabife Oosten
- McDowell, A. (1999) Village Life in Ancient Egypt: Laundry Lists and Love Songs. Oxford: Oxford University Press
New date: Saturday 21 November 2020 Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
Venue:
Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. | |
| £40 | n/a | 6 | 40 |
Please send your MANCENT booking form with accompanying payment to the address below. If you prefer to pay through BACS, please contact the lecturer for further particulars.
Contact details:
Dr Joanne Backhouse, 42 Urmson Road, Wallasey, Merseyside CH45 7LG
email: joback42@liverpool.ac.uk phone: 07724 947963