Covering aspects such as the aged in art, mummies and medicine, the real and the ideal lifetime, care of the elderly, and old-age pensions, this is a study of the old in Pharaonic Egypt. The book is a sequel to the authors' Growing Up in Ancient Egypt, like which it is based on a wide spectrum of original texts and illustrated with many little-known representations. Some attention is given to long-lived kings and aged administrators, and an introduction deals with the discipline of gerontology, while a postcript presents a ...
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Covering aspects such as the aged in art, mummies and medicine, the real and the ideal lifetime, care of the elderly, and old-age pensions, this is a study of the old in Pharaonic Egypt. The book is a sequel to the authors' Growing Up in Ancient Egypt, like which it is based on a wide spectrum of original texts and illustrated with many little-known representations. Some attention is given to long-lived kings and aged administrators, and an introduction deals with the discipline of gerontology, while a postcript presents a short biography of the centenarian Egyptologist, Margaret Murray.
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Add this copy of Getting Old in Ancient Egypt to cart. $35.50, very good condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Rubicon Press.
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