Furniture at Deir El-Medina (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781906137076)

The aim of this book is to find the link between words and household objects. Using ostraca and papyri from the workmen's village at Deir el-Medina, the author discusses both the kind and relative frequency of furniture and wooden receptacles used in a typical New Kingdom home. Forty words referring to normal household objects also feature in the remarkable and previously unpublished Ostracon Varille 19. These are compared with other occurrences in order to assess how common each article was in the life of the community.

Author: Jac J. Janssen
ISBN-10: 1906137072
ISBN-13: 9781906137076
Publisher: Golden House Publications
Language: English
Published: 12/31/2009
Pages: 103
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 51