Imagine you got in a time machine
and traveled back to ancient Egypt.

What would you do for a living?

Be A Scribe! The Best (and Worst) Jobs in Ancient Egypt is a richly illustrated book with 80 full-color pages designed to bring the everyday world of ancient Egypt back to life.

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Forming the base of the book is an expertly translated ancient Egyptian text, in which a father and son travel by boat to the capital of Egypt, where the father will enroll his son in scribal school.

Along the way, the father offers wise advice to his son
and disparages the typical jobs in ancient Egypt, except that
of scribes, naturally!

Prepare to learn about the most common jobs in ancient Egypt,
the struggles of different parts of society, and what Egyptians’
lives looked like through their own eyes.

The Book

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A Look Inside

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Releases Fall 2023

Meet the Authors

Michael Hoffen

Michael Hoffen has been interested in ancient languages and studying the past from a young age. His first formal venture into history was a research paper focusing on criminal schemes and fraud in late 19th-century United States, for which he became the Concord Review’s youngest-ever recipient of the Emerson Prize. Michael has been studying Middle Egyptian and Latin since he was thirteen years old, and began this book during the summer of 2021. Outside of his academics, he enjoys biking, rock climbing, and swimming.

Dr. Christian Casey

Dr. Christian Casey is an Egyptologist who specializes in the study of ancient Egyptian languages. He obtained his PhD in Egyptology from Brown University in 2020 and now works as a researcher at Freie Universität Berlin. He is especially interested in sharing the exciting world of ancient Egypt with young people and other interested members of the public.

Jen Thum

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Contact

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