A Day in the Life of an Ancient Egyptian Farmer

I awoke at dawn and made my way to our washroom. My wife was already up. I washed my face and arms. I dressed in a kilt of course linen. I shaved and walked into our sitting area. My wife was preparing the food. We ate a small meal of bread and fruit. After the meal I left the house and went to my job harvesting grains in the fields. It is long and tiresome work and today I had to take part of the grain to the temple to pay for the land I had farmed on. I am truly lucky; this year we had a good harvest. At days end I came home to a meal of bread and beer. I lit a small oil lamp before lying down. I blew out the oil lamp and went to sleep.

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