Title:
You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder! : a hazardous job you'd rather not have
Author:
Edition:
A Franklin Watts Library ed.
Publication Date:
2004
Publication Information:
New York : Franklin Watts, c2004.
Physical Description:
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780531163962
Abstract:
Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Scraping a living -- Officials, officials -- Pulling your weight -- Sent to the quarries -- Skilled stuff, masons at work -- Scribes, scribes, scribes -- Carvers and painters -- Home comforts -- Staying on the right side of the gods -- Off-color days -- Wrapping up the pharaoh -- The pyramid is finished!
Language:
English
