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The Tomb of Nebamun

by Meredith Hooper (Firefly: 2008)
The Tomb of Nebamun by Meredith Hooper

It wasn’t just the pharaohs who had tombs—ordinary ancient Egyptians had them too. This book takes you on a visit to the modest tomb of Nebamun, a clerk who kept grain records. You can learn a lot about Egyptians from their tombs. From the inscriptions and pictures you can see what Nebamun's life was like, and what things he valued and thought about. This book also shows how the tomb was planned and put together, and notices lots of funny little details, like Nebamun's cat, who is in a lot of the paintings.