Mrs. Naunakhte & Family: The Women of Ramesside Deir al-Medina

by Koenraad Donker Van Heel

The so-called Will of Naunakhte (1154 BCE) has become rightly famous in Egyptology. So where did she come from and what really happened to her eight surviving children, four of whom were daughters? By carefully studying the documents mentioning members of the family and including all the material mentioning the women of the New Kingdom village of Deir al-Medina and other sources, the author once again puts to the forefront the remarkable role played by ordinary women in ancient Egypt.

Genres: Egyptology

264 pages, Hardcover

Published November 20, 2016

Reviews

[Elli · Rating 4 out of 5]

The community in the Place of Truth continues to fascinate in this series based on meticulous Egyptian documents. Van Heel brings a pleasant storytelling style that is a complete departure from previous books I'd read about this select group of talented individuals by other Egyptologists. Mrs. Naunakhte and her difficult family feels like people I might know from the neighbourhood today rather than from more than 3,000 years ago.

[Nicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review: http://nickyvandebeek.com/2017/02/mrs...