Exploring the remains of ancient daily life
April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024
ITHACA, New York, April 30 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
A papyrus village survey from the second century B.C.E., included in the new book "Households in Context: Dwelling in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt," gives a snapshot of an ancient Egyptian household: A woman named Tharetis who managed a shrine to the goddess Isis lived with her 70-year-old husband and their adult son, a priest.
"We know nothing else about this family, but the descrip . . .
A papyrus village survey from the second century B.C.E., included in the new book "Households in Context: Dwelling in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt," gives a snapshot of an ancient Egyptian household: A woman named Tharetis who managed a shrine to the goddess Isis lived with her 70-year-old husband and their adult son, a priest.
"We know nothing else about this family, but the descrip . . .