#text={The Egyptians built in stone only those monuments meant for eternity, @1[temples], and tombs. Because of this, very few @2[urban sites] have survived. Most of the ancient cities still lie asleep under modern ones. Those cities that have been located were most often those built in the desert, then abandoned. Their isolation saved them from later occupations. Many places are in fact known by their Greek names, which is the case of Egypt itself. During the Pharaonic epoch, it was called either the Two Lands, or the Black Maiden, by its residents. @3[Heliopolis] was known as Iunu and Thebes as Wase. In the writings of travelers of ancient times, the great river rapidly became known as the Nile. The location of Thebes' Hatshepsut temple of @4 [Amon] is known as Karnak in Arabic. The name of Per-Bastet survived, scarcely deformed, as Bubastis, which is clearly the root of the modern Tall Bastah. The Southern Lands designated regions located upstream of the Nile, while the Eastern Countries included the different states of the Near East.}
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#link={1:MAD 2:QUO 3:HIS 4:AMO}
[SOC]
#name=Egyptian Society
#goto={ORD ADM CLE SCR COM PER}
#FROM=IDX
#legend={}
#text={Efficient administration of the country ensured the inhabitants' well-being. The society was characterized by an extremely hierarchical organization. All labor was considered to be in service to the @1[king], whose orders were comparable to the words of @2[god the creator]. Administrative tasks were carried out by an elite, whose offices gave them functions similar to our@3[ civil servants]. Other than the highest state responsibilities, management of the kingdom was entrusted to the provincial elite. Egyptologists have maintained the Greek term for the administrative regions, the @4[nomes]. Their number varied over the centuries; in later periods, they seemed to ritually amount to forty-two. One of the chief preoccupations was to optimally control the waters of the @5[flooding] and to foresee cereal stocks in case of famine. While slavery in the stricter sense didn't exist, a kind of bondage considerably reduced individual freedoms. Prisoners of war, for example, made for a servile work force and their wives were sometimes indentured to the @6[Beer Houses] for the rest of their lives..}
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#link={1:ROI 2:RE 3: FON 4:NOM 5:INI 6:MDB}
[FEM]
#name=Women in Egypt
#goto={EGY STS AMM}
#FROM=IDX
#legend={}
#text={Women's rights were not a subject for debate in pharaonic Egypt. They hadn't yet been modified by the influence of Greek and then Roman society. The @1[Egyptian woman] was far "freer" than her western counterpart of the 19th century, for example, and had only to fulfill her normal role in @2[society]. Accurately reflecting woman's role, Egyptian mythology gave its @3[goddesses], the eternal movers of the world, more than their due. They possessed qualities that were essential to maintaining life, and had the capacity to create it, as well as the powerfule ability to protect it. They used these qualities tirelessly to permit the perpetual renewal of the masculine principles. The @4[gods] embodied the cyclical aspect of life, its alternation of active phases with inertia, and this dynamic flow was cultivated by the women. The ideal Egyptian woman could be symbolized by Isis, steadfast helpmate to her husband, before becoming a caring mother and inconsolable widow.}
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#link={1:IDF 2:HFS 3:FET 4:DIE}
[ASD]
#name=Service to the Gods [In]
#goto={DEX TEM CRO}
#FROM=IDX
#legend={}
#text={The Egyptian pantheon only seems complex. Besides local @1[gods] who have their own stories, there is a sort of "national" hierarchy, which positions each divinity's rank. The Heliopolitan Ennead is defined at this level. The divine entities embody the forces that move the world. Born at the moment of the world's @3[creation], each of them is responsible for one particular natural phenomenon. The association of @4[Amon] with @5[Re] enabled the transformation of a local god into a universal deity. The most prestigious sanctuaries received broad advantages, which sometimes led to sharp rivalries among the diverse @6[clergies]. The human and divine worlds were connected, and the relationship between the two spheres was cultivated through the @7[cult] practiced in the @8[temples]. Like the sun, the gods grant men life, and men in turn express their gratitude through offerings, which enable them at the same time to implore the divine being to renew his positive intervention.}
#text={In the ancient world, the Egyptians had a reputation as matchless scientists, but their chief strong point was clearly medecine. They were excellent surgeons, having quite a precise notion of anatomy due to their predeliction for embalming, which involved the removal of the internal organs. They nonetheless were unaware of the functions of certain vital organs like the brain. For them, the body's motor was the heart, from which the vessels transported all the bodily fluids. Physicians were @1[experienced] in the use of @2[natural products] and knew of their effects upon the body. In a civilization in which divine beings animate every last element in the natural world, it was natural to involve them in medical technique. As signs of the original disorder, diseases were described as the intrusion of perturbing elements, the @3[oukhedou], into the body. Treatment thereby implied the necessity to expel these "bad spirits" and to call upon the @4[gods' assistance] to restore harmony among the patient's vital functions.}
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#link={1:TRD 2:PHA 3:OUK 4:INT}
[QUO]
#name=Scenes of Daily Life
#goto={AGR ALI MEC HAF ART}
#FROM=IDX
#legend={}
#text={One of the paradoxes of archeological explanation of the pharaonic periods is that daily life is primarily known through the contents and decoration of tombs. The rare remains of @1[cities] still extent have revealed a few ordinary objects, and give us an idea of the appearance of @2[furnishings] and @3[houses] of different periods. The paintings and reliefs decorating the funerary chapels depict the @4[labors] characteristic of each @5[season]. In this way we know the agricultural techniques employed. The presence of the owner and his @6[family] enables us to know the vestimentary habits of @7[officials], which varied over time, as well as the appearance of typical furniture. Under @8[Amenhotep III], "fashion" became more sophisticated, new colors appeared, and @9[clothing] combined bold pleats with transparent fabrics enhancing @10[feminine] charms.}
#text={For a long time, @1[Amenhotep III] (1391-1353] was considered an Oriental despot who lived a flaccid life under the rule of his queen, Tiy. In fact, he reigned during a period of the XVIIIth Dynasty in which the policy of conquest and pacification of the @2[ruling family] bore its fruits. Except for a few military campaigns immediately upon acceding to the throne, the sovereign had no wars to conduct, which led to his image as a peaceful @3[king]. He consolidated the position of his country abroad through clever @4[diplomacy], particularly with the states of the northern Near East. Egypt had probably never known such a period of @5[prosperity], which was manifest in a display of wealth and luxury from which the entire kingdom benefited. However, a storm was threatening, and it broke during the reign of Amenhotep III's son, Amenhotep IV, more familiar to us as Akhenaton. Favored by royal generosity for decades, the priests of @6[Amon] had developed a tendency to interfere in the affairs of state, which finally provoked a violent reaction from the heir to the throne.}
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#link={1:NEA 2:FMR 3:ROI 4:POL 5:ETP 6:EAM}
[VIE]
#name=Egyptian City [An]
#goto={DED VIQ MAR MDB MOT}
#FROM=URB
[ARC]
#name=Ordinary Architecture
#goto={MAI VIL MOB DEC}
#FROM=URB
[CIT]
#name=City of Heliopolis [The]
#goto={ORG HIS}
#FROM=URB
[ORD]
#name=Social Order
#goto={MAA ROI FON}
#FROM=SOC
[ADM]
#name=Provincial Government
#goto={NOM GOU}
#FROM=SOC
[CLE]
#name=Clergy [The]
#goto={OFI PRE GPR}
#FROM=SOC
[SCR]
#name=Scribes
#goto={ECR FOR EXE}
#FROM=SOC
[COM]
#name=Trade
#goto={COP TRO PLM}
#FROM=SOC
[PER]
#name=Characters of the Game [The]
#goto={MER NAK TIF MEN NES DJA NUB}
#FROM=SOC
[EGY]
#name=Egyptian Woman [The]
#goto={PRI IDF FET}
#FROM=FEM
[STS]
#name=Social Standing
#goto={HFS FIN MTF CLF}
#FROM=FEM
[AMM]
#name=Love and Marriage
#goto={AMT CON PLO DIV FAM}
#FROM=FEM
[DEX]
#name=Gods [The]
#goto={DIE CUL ENH RE AMO SEK}
#FROM=ASD
[TEM]
#name=Temple
#goto={MAD ECO BEN MVB}
#FROM=ASD
[CRO]
#name=Beliefs
#goto={REV MOR DES}
#FROM=ASD
[MDI]
#name=Physicians
#goto={MAG PRS SPE}
#FROM=MED
[TEC]
#name=Tried and True Technique (A]
#goto={PRA PHA TRD}
#FROM=MED
[CMG]
#name=Fighting Bad Spirits
#goto={OUK PRO INT}
#FROM=MED
[AGR]
#name=Agriculture
#goto={SAI INI TRA ELV}
#FROM=QUO
[ALI]
#name=Food
#goto={PAI VIA BIE VIN PEC}
#FROM=QUO
[MEC]
#name=Fashion and Stylishness
#goto={LIN VET PAR FAR ONG}
#FROM=QUO
[HAF]
#name=Life of a High Official [The]
#goto={BAN MUS DAN JEU JAP}
#FROM=QUO
[ART]
#name=Crafts
#goto={ARS MET CER SPA BOI PAP}
#FROM=QUO
[RIO]
#name=King [The]
#goto={FMR NEA SUC}
#FROM=RAM
[CIZ]
#name=Civilization at its Summit [A]
#goto={PAX ETP EAM POL}
#FROM=RAM
[FAS]
#name=Pomp of the reign [The]
#goto={ACA MAL PDA}
#FROM=RAM
[ACA]
#name=Architectural Activity
#FROM=FAS
#legend={The Courtyard of Luxor Temple
⌐ Jean-Claude Golvin}
#image=ACA1
#image=ACA2
#text={Like his @1[ancestors], @2[Nebma'atre] knows how to honor the @3[gods] by beautifying their @4[homes], and major @5[building projects] have sprung up around the kingdom. The @6[king's] Million Years Castle, on the western bank of the river at @7[Waset], is the largest jubilee temple ever built. Not far from there, an enormous @8[palace] of unbaked brick has been constructed. @9[Amon's] sanctuary at @6[Ipetsout] has expanded, while the Opet sancturary south of the city has been completely renovated.}
#text={Since @1[Waset] became a royal city, Amon has become the kingdom's chief god, and his @2[influence] is very important. He backs up the sovereign during battles and grants him victory. His image brings to mind a relationship with the air and the color blue, and evokes his celestial dominance, symbolized by the two feathers he wears on his head. Associated with @3[Re], he assumes the functions of the sun. In his @4[temple], he is the creator, and his primeval forms rest on the left bank of the river.}
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#link={1:URB 2:EAM 3:RE 4:MAD}
[AMT]
#name=Lovers
#FROM=AMM
#legend={Relief: An intimate scene, Nefertiti on the lap of Amenhotep IV
⌐ RMN-B. Hatala}
#image=AMT1
#image=AMT2
#text={Poets celebrate the trying wait of separated lovers, and the fierce emotion of their reuniting. Even if they insist on the notion of @1[ideal] femininity, they also stress the qualities of the loving man. To emphasize the tenderness of their bond, lovers and spouses see themselves as brother and sister, alluding to the conjugal relationship of Isis and Osiris. Shared feelings usually lead to @2[marriage], but some lovers stray into adulturous relationships, which are considered reprehensible, infractions of @3[Ma'at].}
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#link={1:FET 2:CON 3:MAA}
[ARS]
#name=Craftsmen
#FROM=ART
#legend={Limestone stele of Hor
⌐ RMN-Ch. Larrieu}
#image=ARS1
#image=ARS2
#text={Manufacture of both everyday and luxury objects is reserved to a group of men who are clever with their hands. They work directly for the royal palace, @1[temples], and large estates, for which they create @2[pottery], @3[wickerwork], @4[clothing], and @5[wooden] tools. The most highly esteemed are those who craft precious @6[metals]. Goldsmiths and woodworkers are sometimes elevated to the ranks of the @7[elite], but most craftsmen remain exclusively attached to the institutions or homes for which they work, and don't even own their tools.}
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#link={1:ECO 2:CER 3:SPA 4:VET 5:BOI 6:MET 7:FON}
[BAN]
#name=Banquets and Receptions
#FROM=HAF
#legend={The reception of Governor Nakht
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=BAN1
#image=BAN2
#text={In the great columned reception room of his @1[residence], a @2[member of the elite] takes pleasure in offering a banquet to his friends and acquaintances. Custom requires that the host and hostess put on their finest apparel and @3[jewelry]. The ladies outdazzle one another in elegance. @4[Dancing girls] and @5[musicians] add spice to the party. Food consists of rare delicacies. @6[Wine] is poured liberally, and it is not unheard of for guests to overdo it, even going so far as to relieve themselves in public. The headaches will be legion the next day!}
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#link={1:VIL 2:FON 3:PAR 4:DAN 5:MUS 6:VIN}
[BEN]
#name=Castle of Benben [The]
#FROM=TEM
#legend={Reproduction of the solar temple at Abou Gorad
⌐ Jean-Claude Golvin}
#image=BEN1
#image=BEN2
#text={The Castle of Benben is one of the oldest @1[temples] in the country. Unlike other sanctuaries, it is home to a @2[cult] that is carried out in a courtyard in the light of day. When @3[Re] started the process of @4[creation], he brought forth at the same moment an emerging hillock and the first ray of the sun. These are symbolized by the benben, whose shape was passed on to the obelisks. Its pinnacle evokes the rays of the sun spreading over the four sides of the world. It's again found in the appearance of the pyramids.}
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#link={1:MAD 2:CUL 3:RE 4:ORG}
[BIE]
#name=Beer
#FROM=ALI
#legend={Interior of the House of Beer: Jars
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=BIE1
#image=BIE2
#text={Beer is a popular beverage and has its place on the the @1[offering] tables. @2[Women] are in charge of making it. It is prepared in large jars in which barley cakes are broken up, mixed with water, and allowed to ferment. Wheat [@3[loaves] or fruit can be added. The liquid is then strained, but particles frequently remain, which can be rather unpleasant. In the @4[Houses of Beer] consumers can drink their brew from a hollow reed equipped with a filter.}
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#link={1:CUL 2:MTF 3:PAI 4:MDB}
[BOI]
#name=Woodworking
#FROM=ART
#legend={Folding wooden stool with head of Bes
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=BOI1
#image=BOI2
#text={Quality wood is not very abundant along the banks of the river. Palm trees, locusts, and sycamores can be used to make furniture and household articles, like those that are put in our tombs. For larger projects, like good-sized @1[boats], we ship in pine trunks from the Eastern Countries. The @2[king] has a monopoly on this @3[trade]. Ebony, which comes from the Southern Lands, is used to make fine boxes and furniture, frequently enhanced with ivory}
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#link={1:MOT 2:ROI 3:COP}
[CER]
#name=Ceramics
#FROM=ART
#legend={Large terra cotta jar
⌐ RMN-B Hatala}
#image=CER1
#image=CER2
#text={Recipients of all kinds are made with dirt collected at the river's edge. They are not expensive and used by one and all. Big jars are used to conserve food, @1[wine], @2[beer], or oil. Small vases are used to serve food. Nowadays, they are often decorated with blue plant motifs. Certain potters like to adorn their works with figures in relief. In general, these are animals or, sometimes, household @3[gods] like Bes.}
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#link={1:VIN 2:BIE 3:DIE}
[CLF]
#name=Female Clergy
#FROM=STS
#legend={The Divine Consort Karomama
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=CLF1
#image=CLF2
#text={For several generations now, there have been fewer priestesses than at earlier times, and they practise mostly in @1[temples] dedicated to female divinities, like @2[Sakhmet]. In other sanctuaries, the Divine Consort serves as a daily reminder that the union of the masculine and femininine principles guarantees the perpetuity of the world. She plays the part of the @3[goddess] before the @4[god], whose vigorous passion she arouses. Among the priestesses, singers and @5[musicians] are essential to proper celebration of the ceremonies of the @6[cult].}
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#link={1:MAD 2:SEK 3: FET 4:DIE 5:MUS 6:CUL}
[CON]
#name=Marriage
#FROM=AMM
#legend={Scarab commemorating the marriage of Amenhotep III with Tiyi
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=CON1
#image=CON2
#text={The spouses move into their house together; they are henceforth considered to be married. There is no particular ceremony to celebrate the event; it's an opportunity for friends and @1[family] to get together for a @2[banquet]. The future mistress of the household leaves her father's home to enter her husband's. She brings with her furniture and objects which make up part of her dowry. Sometimes a contract spells out what each partner will have in case of divorce or death, or if one of the partners already has children.}
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#link={1:FAM 2:BAN 3:DIV}
[COP]
#name=Private Trade and State Monopoly
#FROM=COM
#legend={Wall lamp: Syrian carrying a vase
⌐ RMN-B. Hatala}
#image=COP1
#image=COP2
#text={There are few merchants in the country. They're generally foreigners who come to offer us products from their land. The surplus of certain institutions, such as @1[temples] or royal estates, is also negotiated, but in volume. Many goods are too rare to circulate freely. The @2[king] is responsible for trade in them, and sees to their import. This is the case for @3[metals], and also for certain kinds of @4[wood]. @5[Papyrus] is also under the royal control.}
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#link={1:ECO 2:ROI 3:PLM 4:BOI 5:PAP}
[CUL]
#name=Cult [The]
#FROM=DEX
#legend={Fragments of a stele: priestly procession
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=CUL1
#image=CUL2
#text={The @1[temple] truly houses the @2[god], who is manifest in a statue fashioned in his image. Thus, the @3[priest] can render homage to him by offering food. If the @4[fields] are fertile, this proves to us that @5[Ma'at] is respected, for disorder rhymes with famine. The rites take place three times a day in all the sanctuaries, but there are also great festivals, during which the god leaves his residence to go towards the people.}
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#link={1:MAD 2:DIE 3:PRE 4:TRA 5:MAA}
[DAN]
#name=Dancing
#FROM=HAF
#legend={Ebony cosmetic box: dance scene
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=DAN1
#image=DAN2
#text={Dancing is a way to celebrate the pleasures of life. The entertainments offered at private @1[parties] are primarily @2[feminine] ones. The languorous or staccato movements, skillfully accompanied by the @3[musicians], are an invitation to "spend a happy day", utterly charming to the guests. The dances, which are sometimes very acrobatic, are dedicated to the @4[gods], and especially to Hathor. Men execute choreographies that seem more brutal, closer to duels or more athletic @5[games].}
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#link={1:BAN 2:MTF 3:MUS 4:DIE 5:JEU}
[DEC]
#name=Interior Decoration
#FROM=ARC
#legend={The Governor's Bedroom
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=DEC1
#image=DEC2
#text={There is no decoration in the most modest @1[houses]. An earth-based coating merely covers the walls made of unbaked brick. Sometimes, a few broad stripes of color are used to cheer up the walls. Wealthy families alone can afford to hire a painter. In the most @2[most luxurious] dwellings, the walls are often adorned with motifs bringing to mind the plants and animals living on the banks of the river. In @[royal residences], the decoration can be sumptuous and even the floor is painted.}
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#link={1:MAI 2:VIL 3:MAL}
[DED]
#name=Urban Maze [An]
#FROM=VIE
#legend={Aerial view of a contemporary Egyptian city. ⌐ Sophie Revault}
#image=DED1
#image=DED2
#text={Our country is isolated, in the middle of the desert. Only the @1[flooded] fields on the banks of the river can be cultivated. The agricultural portions are not very large and the space set aside for dwellings is limited. Villages are frequently built on a slight hillock, protected from the flood. The cities that house the residence of the @3[regional] @2[governor] are larger. They are very old settlements, where the @4[houses] are organized in hectic, unplanned @5[neighborhoods] on narrow, winding streets.}
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#link={1:INI 2:NOM 3:GOU 4:MAI 5:VIQ}
[DES]
#name=Destiny of Eternity [The]
#FROM=CRO
#legend={Papyrus of the Book of the Dead of Djedkhonsouiousankh: lthe deceased worshipping Osiris
⌐ RMN-R.G.Ojeda}
#image=DES1
#image=DES2
#text={We cannot know the reality of a destiny after death. It's a great mystery, of which Osiris is the representative. We only know that, thanks to the @1[gods], life is always renewed and is reborn perpetually of itself. We think that the same holds true for men. Only their invisible portion will continue to exist and to labor at the side of @2[Re] to fight whatever perturbs @3[Ma'at]. Of course, the adversaries of order are destroyed when @4[judgement] is passed in the divine tribunal.}
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#link={1:DIE 2:RE 3:MAA 4:MOR}
[DIE]
#name=God [The]
#FROM=DEX
#legend={Painted limestone reliefs from Abydos: Horus with a falcon's head facing the king
⌐ MusΘe du Louvre - Christian Larrieu}
#image=DIE1
#image=DIE2
#text={The gods are busy all around us. They can only be seen in their @1[temples] by the @2[king] and the @3[priests] who perform the cult. Yet we notice their presence in all aspects of our lives. Since @5[Re] begat the world, they work by his side to preserve @6[Ma'at]. They make sure the @7[flood] arrives in its expected @8[season] and protect our army in battle. We @9[physicians] must frequently call upon their @10[intervention] with our @11[magical] incantations.}
#legend={Statue of Raose, royal scribe to Ramses II, known for his offerings to the gods of fertility
⌐RMN-B.Hatala}
#image=DIV1
#image=DIV2
#text={Every man or woman is free to leave his or her spouse. If a @1[contract] exists between the husband and wife, it must be respected. Each partner leaves with the assets he or she brought into the marriage, and the rest is split between them. Occupation of the house is the object of an agreement. In general, the man promises to provide for his wife if she doesn't remarry, especially if she doesn't have her own profession. A man can repudiate his wife for adultery, and, more rarely, if the couple doesn't succeed in founding a @3[family].}
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#link={1:CON 2:MTF 3:FAM}
[DJA]
#name=Djaou
#FROM=PER
#legend={Djaou, Syrian merchant
⌐ Cryo interactive Entertainment}
#image=DJA1
#image=DJA2
#text={Djaou is a merchant in the good city of Heliopolis. Born in Syria, he had no problem moving to the Two Lands. The country is @1[welcoming], the economic climate is rosy. Trade is active and Djaou, like many foreigners who have come to live in the big cities, @2[has a keen business sense]. If I need some slightly exotic product, I know that I'll be able to find it.}
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#link={1:ETP 2:TRO}
[EAM]
#name=Under the patronage of Amon
#FROM=CIZ
#legend={Statue of Amon protecting the young Tutankhamen
⌐ RMN-R.G Ojeda}
#image=EAM1
#image=EAM2
#text={Since the monarchs of @1[Waset ] reunited it, @2[Amon] has watched over the kingdom's destiny. The @3[king] is the son of @4[Re], but it is really Amon who begets him. The sovereign shows his gratitude to his divine father. He grants a mutitude of estates to his @5[temple] and turns over a share of the tribute he receives from foreign countries. The @6[priests] of Amon have become very powerful, and there are those in the kingdom who think their influence is far too important.}
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#link={1:URB 2:AMO 3:ROI 4:RE 5:ECO 6:PRE}
[ECO]
#name=Economic Space [The]
#FROM=TEM
#legend={The temple's silo courtyard
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=ECO1
#image=ECO2
#text={The @1[cult] requires a supply of food on the altars of the @2[god]. The @3[king] grants agricultural lands to the @4[temples], and their production is used for the rites. The production is superior to the god's needs, and the excess is distributed to the employees of the sanctuary. Within the sacred compound, workshops and storehouses are used to conserve and prepare the offerings. The archives, offices, and the @5[House of Life] itself require qualified personnel, directed by the @6[High Priest].}
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#link={1:CUL 2:DIE 3:ROI 4:MAD 5:MVB 6:GPR}
[ECR]
#name=Writing
#FROM=SCR
#legend={Scribe's pallette bearing the name of Dedia
⌐ RMN-R.G. Ojeda}
#image=ECR1
#image=ECR2
#text={The use of figurative signs, which we call, the "words of @1[god]" because they were transmitted to us by divine beings, is reserved for important texts, carved or painted in the @2[temples] and tombs. In daily life, we have a cursive writing which simplifies the "words of god". It goes faster and allows us not to use real images, for the word, like an effigy, has @3[magical] potential, and whatever it expresses might come to life.}
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[ELV]
#name=Livestock Breeding
#FROM=AGR
#legend={Mural [Chapel of the tomb of Onsou]; poultry raising
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=ELV1
#image=ELV2
#text={We raise all sorts of animals. Cows supply us with @1[meat] and milk. Once upon a time, we tried to raise hyenas, but without much success. We've given up trying today. We also keep birds. Geese are allowed to range freely near the house, but some of the most luxurious @3(manor houses] have aviaries in the @2[garden]. Every year we capture the wild ducks that come to rest on the river. Some are killed right away, others are put in cages to have food in reserve.}
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#link={1:VIA 2:JAP 3:VIL}
[ENH]
#name=Heliopolitan Ennead [The]
#FROM=DEX
#legend={Neskapashouty Papyrus : the creation of the world⌐ RMN-GΘrard Blot}
#image=ENH1
#image=ENH2
#text={At @1[Iunu], the @2[creation] is symbolized by the divine family engendered by @3[Re]. His children are Shu and Tefnut, light and heat born of the star. They in turn gave birth to Geb and Nut, earth and sky, who brought forth a final generation, Osiris, Isis, Seth, and Nephthys, who in turn introduced cyclical time into the universe. All together, they are nine, which is the number representing multiplicity, for us. The Nine symbolizes the totality of the @4[gods] who enable the world to exist.}
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#link={1:URB 2:ORG 3:RE 4:DIE}
[ETP]
#name=Prosperous State [A]
#FROM=CIZ
#legend={Blue faience goblet decorated with fish
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=ETP1
#image=ETP2
#text={@1[Peace] conserves the wealth of the country and guarantees the welfare of its people. Tribute from vassal countries floods into the @2[king's] storehouses, which distribute an important share to the @3[temples]. In this way, precious @4[metals] are obtained to embellish the sacred objects in them. Agricultural estates enjoy plentiful harvests, and we no longer fear famine. @5[Trade] with neighboring states has developed, and the @6[elite] can get products from abroad, both rare foodstuffs and objects.}
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#link={1:PAX 2:ROI 3:ECO 4:MET 5:COP 6:FON}
[EXE]
#name=Practise of the Profession
#FROM=SCR
#legend={Mastaba of Akhtihetep: scribes at work
⌐ RMN-LebΘe}
#image=EXE1
#image=EXE2
#text={"The best job in the world!" is what the wise men say. The scribe is indispensable, and can exercise his gifts anywhere. The most brilliant are affiliated with the administration, the @1[temples], or even the highest @2[spheres] of the kingdom. Others work on small estates and carry out lesser tasks. Thanks to their mastery of @3[writing], they control all aspects of the country's life. One of the advantages of their profession is that they stay in the same place, and fear neither bowed backs nor calloused palms.}
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[FAM]
#name=Family [The]
#FROM=AMM
#legend={Family statue of Kaemimen and Meritreh
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=FAM1
#image=FAM2
#text={Usually a @1[married] couple has its own residence. If the young couple is compelled to move in with the in-laws, generational conflicts sometimes arise. They can lodge a solitary or impoverished relative and keep bachelor children at home, as well. Births are numerous, but there are few babies who survive. Sons frequently learn the profession of their fathers. If the wife is barren, she is sometimes @2[repudiated], but the couple can also adopt heirs.}
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[FAR]
#name=Eyeshadow
#FROM=MEC
#legend={Kohl vase: monkey holding a small palm-shaped column
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=FAR1
#image=FAR2
#text={Eyeshadows have always been used to protect the eyes. In the old days, they used malachite powder, but today they're made with finely ground galena. It's a good way to reduce sunglare, but is especialy useful for protecting the eye from many @1[diseases]. It also adds to @2[feminine] charms. The eye outlined by shadow recalls Horus's eye, which had been pierced and then restored. It symbolizes regained bounty, and @3[doctors] are quick to invoke it when they're treating ocular problems.}
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[FET]
#name=Femininity Triumphant
#FROM=EGY
#legend={Fragment of a wall painting: a young woman sniffing a lotus
⌐ RMN-M. Bellot}
#image=FET1
#image=FET2
#text={First girls, then wives and mothers, the @1[goddesses] reflect woman's destiny on earth. @2[Re] is at the beginning of life, but he couldn't renew himself without the help of female divinities. Whether she be Hathor or Sakhmet, the goddess invites participation in @3[love], but remains vigilant like any female protecting her babies. The @4[body] of the woman is used to decorate many objects, like @5[ointment] jars, for is not the desire she provokes a promise of life's renewal?}
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[FIN]
#name=Independant Woman [The]
#FROM=STS
#legend={Henoutideh, singer in the temple of Amon, holding her sistrum
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=FIN1
#image=FIN2
#text={A woman is not compelled to find a husband. However, we do like to have children to bequeath to them what we've inherited from our fathers. Certain women take over their husband's business when he dies; others have never married or are @1[divorced] and provide for themselves. They can live with their @2[parents] or have their own house, and can exercise diverse @3[professions]. They manage their assets as they please, and sometimes adopt heirs.}
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[FMR]
#name=Royal Family [The]
#FROM=RIO
#legend={Soapstone statue of Queen Tiy
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=FMR1
#image=FMR2
#text={Since the princes of @1[Waset] expelled the foreign invaders, the @2[kings] have all come down from the same lineage. The early heirs of the conquerors had to battle long and hard, in the east and the south, to guarantee peace in the Two Lands and set up a network of vassal states. For a long time, the Grand Consort was the keeper of the royal blood and the soverign married his half-sister. Like his grandmother and his mother, @4 [Amenhotep III's] wife, Queen Tiy, was not of royal descent..}
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[FON]
#name=Officials
#FROM=ORD
#legend={A Memphis Official and His Wife
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=FON1
#image=FON2
#text={The @1[king] delegates tasks necessary to the proper functioning of the kingdom. The elite execute their functions in his name, and assume responsibility for all aspects of administration. The sovereign rewards them by enabling them to benefit from agricultual estates, whose production covers their needs. While it's true that a talented man can have his qualities recognized, numerous posts are passed down from father to son. More than any other inhabitant of the @2[Two Lands], an official must respect @3[Ma'at].}
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[FOR]
#name=Training
#FROM=SCR
#legend={Schoolchild's tablet; papyrus in the name of Djedkhonsouiousankh, singing priestess of Amon, and scribe's palette.
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=FOR1
#image=FOR2
#text={At school, the children learn to read, to count, and to use cursive @1[writing]. This will be useful to them in daily life. The most gifted will continue with a more thorough education at the @2[House of Life] where they wil learn the words of god. They'll then be able to practise their art as @3[scribes] or become highly ranked @4[officials]. There's also a school in the @5[king's] palace, where the children of the royal family study, and where foreign princes are also welcomed.}
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#link={1:ECR 2:MVB 3:EXE 4:FON 5:ROI}
[GOU]
#name=Governor [The]
#FROM=ADM
#legend={Wooden Statue of Hapijefai
⌐RMN-B. Hatala}
#image=GOU1
#image=GOU2
#text={The governor represents the @1[king] in every @2[province], of which he is the most important member of the @3[elite]. He is appointed by the sovereign to ensure respect of public order, but also to manage every ascpect of life in the region. Among other things, he is responsible for all local supplies, so he must see to the maintenance of the @4[irrigation] canals. His @5[residence] is one of the most luxurious in the @6[city], and sometimes bears witness to the abuses that some governors can commit.}
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#link={1:ROI 2:NOM 3:FON 4:INI 5:VIL 6:DED}
[GPR]
#name=High Priest (The]
#FROM=CLE
#legend={A pilaster statue of Unennefer holding the shield of a nome
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=GPR1
#image=GPR2
#text={The Chief Priest of a @1[temple] possesses great knowledge. He knows the writings and the relationship between the @1[gods] and men. In certain sanctuaries, he has a special title, underlining the specific qualities necessary to honor the local god. At @3[Iunu], he is the High Seer. The Chief Priest is also responsible for running the @4[divine house]. He looks to the supply of offerings on the altars for the @5[cult] and oversees all the employees.}
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[HFS]
#name=Man and Woman in Society
#FROM=STS
#legend={Ostracon: woman nursing her child
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=HFS1
#image=HFS2
#text={In our country, @1[balance] is respected when each person plays his part and assumes his functions according to his capabilities. Motherhood naturally leads a woman to take care of young children. In her home, she is mistress of all and directs the @2[family] in agreement with her husband. She helps her husband in his work or exercises her own @3[profession]. Generally she's the one who goes to @4[market]. She prepares the @5[bread] and the @6[beer] and supervises the houselhold.}
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[HIS]
#name=City of the Sun: History [The]
#FROM=CIT
#legend={The Benben
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=HIS1
#image=HIS2
#text={At the time when the kings began to build the pyramids, @1[Iunu] was just one city among many. Yet its @2[god], @3[Re], was to become the principal support of the monarchy and the divine father of the @4[king]. After that, the city wouldn't stop growing in importance. In our days the sovereigns have their main residence in @5[Waset], where@6[ Amon] reigns over the kingdom. Nonetheless, Iunu still plays a major role, and many scribes and priests come there to consult the archives of its @7[temples].}
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#link={1:URB 2:DIE 3:RE 4:ROI 5:URB 6:AMO 7:MVB}
[IDF]
#name=Feminine Ideal [The]
#FROM=EGY
#legend={Statuette of a headless female body
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=IDF1
#image=IDF2
#text={In their poems, the scribes like to compare @1[women] to the flowers and trees of the @2[garden]. They praise the sweetness of her love and compare her presence to the gentle northern breeze that cools the summer air. The coquette knows how to emphasize her gazelle-like gaze with @3[makeup] and adorn herself with a provocative wig. @4[Lovers'] first dates will soon be replaced by the need to found a @5[family] and men also seek a @6[wives] to assist them in daily life.}
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#link={1:PRI 2:JAP 3:FAR 4:AMT 5:FAM 6:HFS}
[INI]
#name=Flooding and Irrigation
#FROM=AGR
#legend={The Nile ⌐ Sophie Revault}
#image=INI1
#image=INI2
#text={We know that the flooding comes from the distant south, but we also see it as a gift of the @1[gods]. The heat of @2[Re] would transform the country into a desert, were it not for the flood. There are years of famine, when the waters are late, or sparse. Fortunately, the granaries are stocked with cereal! Dikes and canals helps us take advantage of the high water. They are well maintained, because the life of the country depends on them. One of the @3[peasants'] main tasks is to irrigate the fields by drawing the water from a canal.}
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[INT]
#name=Divine Intervention
#FROM=CMG
#legend={The Cat-Sakhmet
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=INT1
#image=INT2
#text={The @1[gods] gave a model to the world at the moment of the @2[creation). Their actions sometimes inspire us in treatment, for we can attempt to reproduce on earth their primitive triumph over the forces of chaos. @3[Sakhmet] guides us, but Isis' help is most useful against scorpion stings! The divinities sometimes suggest a remedy in the midst of a @4[dream]. We call them up to @5[protect] us or to help us repel evil. I sometimes wonder if our @6[magical] words don't also have en encouraging effect on our patients!}
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[JAP]
#name=Garden: the Promenade [The]
#FROM=HAF
#legend={Governor Nakht's Garden
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=JAP1
#image=JAP2
#text={A luxurious residence is always embellished with a garden, a place to relax and enjoy yourself. A pavilion offers a cooling haven for the homeowners, who sometimes receive their friends in it. The garden is planted with palms, with doum palms, with pomegranates, and with sycomores, whose branches frequently conceal @2[lovers'] trysts. In the aviaries, birds are @3[raised]. Around the rectangular pool, cornflowers and mandrake grow, while blue and white lotuses alternate on the water, day and night.}
#text={Children have wooden toys. Grownups also enjoy spending their leisure time playing. @1[Members of the elite] and commoners alike play senet, in which you move your pieces forward while keeping your opponent from doing the same. Crossing neutral, safe, or bad squares can be seen as an imitation of life after @2[death]. Other games work according to the same principle, on boards resembling a frog or a snake. Duels and wrestling bouts are masculine activities which are related to @3[dancing].}
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[LIN]
#name=Flax
#FROM=MEC
#legend={Stele of Nefertiabet : offerings of different linen fabrics
⌐RMN- HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=LIN1
#image=LIN2
#text={With its sky-blue flowers, flax brightens our fields. It's harvested at the end of the flood @1[season], for it grows on highlands that have to be @2[irrigated]. We let the stems rot in the water until nothing but the fibers are left, which are then prepared for weaving, a typically @3[feminine] activity. Even the @4[wives] and concubines of the @5[king] practice it, which is a source of income. Flax also supplies the seeds with which we manufacture oil for our lamps.}
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[MAA]
#name=Ma'at, or "Universal Balance"
#FROM=ORD
#legend={Statuette of the Goddess, Ma'at
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=MAA1
#image=MAA2
#text={When @1[Re] engendered the world, at the same time he conceived Ma'at, the balance that allows @2[creation] to exist.Ma'at symbolizes the absolute order that governs human relations, as well as harmony in the divine sphere. On earth, the @3[king] is responsible before the gods for Ma'at, and his @5[officials] are in charge of making sure Ma'at is respected . Driving all positive action of men, she is both Truth and Justice, and every individual is judged before her at his @6[death].}
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#link={1:RE 2:ORG 3:ROI 4:DIE 5:FON 6:MOR}
[MAD]
#name=House of God (The]
#FROM=TEM
#legend={The temple plaza
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=MAD1
#image=MAD2
#text={The temple shelters the statue of a @1[god] and is his earthly home. The divine power is so strong that it is necessary to enclose the @2[cult] statue in the most hidden part of the sanctuary, where only the @3[priests] can penetrate. Within his house, the god, solicited by men, reaccomplishes every day the act of @4[creation]. The stone building also houses several chapels, where other divinities are worshipped, as well as rooms to store sacred objects used for ceremonies.}
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#link={1:DIE 2:CUL 3:PRE 4:ORG}
[MAG]
#name=Medecine or magic?
#FROM=MDI
#legend={Healing Statue
Late Dynastic Period
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=MAG1
#image=MAG2
#text={For us, magic is only one aspect of the creative power of the @1[gods]. They passed on to us words that enable us to implicate them in our acts, words to use with caution. Many overly eager scholars have been punished for their curiosity. Through the power of words, we can invoke the divinity. This is particularly useful for doctors when they're battling the @2[oukhedou], and the priests of @3[Sakhmet] know how to ward off the goddess' messengers from their patients.}
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[MAI]
#name=City House (The)
#FROM=ARC
#legend={Tifet's House
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=MAI1
#image=MAI2
#text={In the @1[cities] and towns, there's not much room. Except for the @2[manors] of the @3[elite], houses are of modest size. The smallest have no more than two or three rooms for the @4[family] to live in. Behind the house, there is a courtyard with an oven, as well a small pantry to keep food and other items. A stairway leads up to the terrace, where it's a pleasure to sleep on a summer evening.}
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[MAL]
#name=Malgatta Palace [The]
#FROM=FAS
#legend={Vase : duck in the papyrus plants
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=MAL1
#image=MAL2
#text={The @1[royal family] lives in the northern capital, but comes regularly to @2[Waset]. In just a few years, @3[Amenhotep] has had built in the desert west of @4[Amon's] city an imposing palace of unbaked brick, emblematic of the kingdom's @5[prosperity]. Its plush @6[decoration] has made its myriad of function rooms famous. A canal connects the royal abode to the river. A huge pond has been dug out for the many boats that arrive when the @7[king] is in residence.}
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#link={1:FMR 2:URB 3:NEA 4:AMO 5:ETP 6:DEC 7:ROI}
[MAR]
#name=Market [The]
#FROM=VIE
#legend={Maya's stall
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=MAR1
#image=MAR2
#text={City markets arxist in many @1[neighborhoods], frequently near the landing. Food and other necessities are exchanged. The value of goods is known by eveyone, and @2[trades] are quickly finalized. It's frequently the @3[women] who come to market, with the surplus of the family's harvest. A few foreign @4[tradespeople] are sometimes present, passing through, and they often have rare objects for barter, products from the countries through which they've travelled. Since the onset of @5[peace], these @6[luxury] items are abundant, if very expensive!}
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#link={1:VIQ 2:TRO 3:STS 4:COP 5:PAX 6:PLM}
[MDB]
#name=House of Beer [The]
#FROM=VIE
#legend={The House of Beer
⌐ Cryo interactive Entertainment}
#image=MDB1
#image=MDB2
#text={Wise men recommend avoiding the Houses of Beer. It's true that those who do go in, frequently come out in a less than dignified state! The main beverage is @1[beer], but several types of @2[wine] are also served. Men love to get together there in the evening. They can spend a moment of dalliance with @3[women], who are frequently @4[foreign-born]. Apparently, honorable women can't be seen in there without tarnishing their reputations, yet it's the only place to meet travelers who are passing through @5[town].}
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[MEN]
#name=Menna
#FROM=PER
#legend={Menna, scribe in the House of Life
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=MEN1
#image=MEN2
#text={In the Temple of Re's school for scribes, Menna is conscientiously learning the multiple symbols that make up @1[Egyptian writing]. This young pupil knows the importance of writing in the @2[passing on of knowledge], of the rules and values of the Two Lands. As he frequently comments, "he who knows the signs possesses the knowledge".}
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[MER]
#name=Meryre
#FROM=PER
#legend={Meryre, the Great Seer
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainement}
#image=MER1
#image=MER2
#text={Meryre directs the @1[Temple of Re] of the city of Heliopolis. His title is @2[Great Seer]. Part of his activities concern @3[divine matters], but his time is also taken up by the @4[economic management] of the Temple. I know that Meryre detests the political aspect of his job, but he knows that he must demonstrate great diplomacy if he wants his temple to profit from the king's generosity.}
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[MET]
#name=Art of Metal [The]
#FROM=ART
#legend={Ring with lotuses in gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=MET1
#image=MET2
#text={@1[Gold] is used to make @2[jewels] and @3[cult] objects for the @4[temples].Goldsmiths are respected craftsmen, inspired by Ptah. Tools are mostly made of copper, but we also use bronze. We learned the techniques for using this material from foreign invaders. We also forge weapons from it. Iron is extremely rare. We call it, a "miracle from heaven", for it seems to fall from the stars, and is used uniquely for manufacturing small, precious objects,}
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[MOB]
#name=Furnishings
#FROM=ARC
#legend={Chest painted with ornamentation of vegetation
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=MOB1
#image=MOB2
#text={Most @1[houses] have few furnishings. Simple mats are used for sitting and sleeping. Oil lamps are indispensable, as are diverse @2[pots and jars], used to keep food. The @4[residence] of a member of the @5[elite] also has wooden chairs and armchairs, beds, and high and low tables for serving meals. All kitchens are of course equipped with kettles and other recipients.}
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[MOR]
#name=Death and Judgement
#FROM=CRO
#legend={Funerary papyrus, scene of the weighing of the heart
⌐ RMN-Ch. Larrieu}
#image=MOR1
#image=MOR2
#text={Only those who comply with @1[Ma'at] during life will be able to join the @2[gods] after death. The story of their life bears witness to the qualities they have displayed. As nobody is perfect, the judgement gives an opportunity to be purified of all the faults that may have been committed. A @3[member of the elite] is given a tomb by the @4[king], which is proof of his beneficent work on earth. He is thus assured that he will be accepted by the disciples of Osiris and @5[Re].}
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[MOT]
#name=Transportation
#FROM=VIE
#legend={Model of a small boat
⌐ RMN-Ch. Larrieu}
#image=MOT1
#image=MOT2
#text={Goods are carried on muleback for short distances, but the fastest way to get around is on the river and the canals.There are boats of all sizes, from the modest skiff in @1[papyrus] to heavy barges made of @2[wood]. The @3[king] moves about in sumptuous vessels and the @4[gods] themselves leave their @6[temples] in boats. Wagons are reserved for war and royal ceremonies. In other countries, they use chariots, but they'd hardly be practical here!}
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[MTF]
#name=What Profession for a Woman?
#FROM=STS
#legend={Model of a brewer
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=MTF1
#image=MTF2
#text={Women participate fully in the life of the country, and work in areas where their gifts can be put to use. Running a household is of course an art in an of itself! That doen't prevent them from having other activities. @1[Weaving] is reserved to women and they also prepare the @2[beer]. Those who have pursued their studies can become @3[scribes] and take on the most varied tasks, become @4[physicians] or @5[priestesses] or simply manage assets. @6[Musicians] and @7[dancers] are affiliated with @8[temples], or perform at @9[parties].}
#text={Music is an important part of our life. It is of course present at private @1[receptions]. Flutes, drums, and lutes accompany the meal, while clappers keep time with the @2[dancers'] steps. The joy that it induces makes music an open invitation to @3[love]. The sistrum and the small weight dangling from the officials' menat necklaces add to the din of the festivities punctuating the divine @4[cult]. The instruments' drone contents the @5[gods], particularly Hathor, for whom it seems to evoke the rustling of the papyrus.}
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#link={1:BAN 2:DAN 3:FET 4:CUL 5:DIE 6:PAP}
[MVB]
#name=House of Life and Library
#FROM=TEM
#legend={The library courtyard
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=MVB1
#image=MVB2
#text={The House of Life is part of a @1[temple]. It's where the most competent @2[scribes] are trained, as well as the celebrants. They are taught sacred @3[writing] and texts concerning the destiny of the @4[dead] are also produced there. In the library, @5[priests] conserve the manuscripts, which they recopy when the @6[papyrus] degrades. The knowledge of the Ancients is preserved in this way. All sorts of documents concerning @7[medecine], astronomy, and, of course, the history of the @8[gods] can be found there.}
#text={Governor Nakht is an important man in the city of Heliopolis. @1[The parties he gives] in his sumptuous @2[villa] are greatly appreciated by the elite. Beer flows freely, the food is exotic and refined. Musicians and dancing girls put on high quality shows; an evening spent at the villa generally leaves luscious memories. But all of this requires an enormous amount of preparation, and it seems to me that Nakht really devotes far too little time to his @3[gubernatorial tasks].}
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[NEA]
#name=Nebma'atre Amenhotep
#FROM=RIO
#legend={Head of Amenhotep III wearing the nemes headdress
⌐ RMN-LebΘe}
#image=NEA1
#image=NEA2
#text={Our sovereign has occupied the throne of Horus for some thirty years now. His father, Thutmose, had already been able to appreciate how the country benefited from @1[peace]. Under the reign of @2[Amenhotep], we are experiencing a period of great prosperity, thanks largely to the efforts of the @4[king's] @3[ancestors]. Our ruler maintains good relations with our neighbors through skillful @5[diplomacy] and has launched a major @7[building] program to beautify the @6[temples]. His @8[officials] lead luxurious, calm lives.}
#text={Most often Nesha'a can be found at the Temple, taking part in the ceremonies. But it's true that she never refuses to perform at private parties, as long as she's well paid! She knows that men are watching her closely when she dances. She uses the most studied and sensual moves, because she @1[knows what they like]. @2[Her dancing] is a science, and I would definitely like to ask her to share a few secrets.}
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[NOM]
#name=Nomes
#FROM=ADM
#legend={Parade of Nomes: Detail from the White Chapel of Sesostris I
⌐ Jean-Claude Golvin}
#image=NOM1
#image=NOM2
#text={For a very long time the kingdom has been divided into @1[regions], ruled by @2[governors]. The governor lives in the largest villa of the province, in which the offices of the local administration are also situated. Every resident has the right to come there to have his demands heard. The borders of the nomes have been frequently modified since they were established, but it is said that a man must be able to travel on foot from his home to the regional capital in a day.}
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[NUB]
#name=The Nubian
#FROM=PER
#legend={The Nubian
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=NUB1
#image=NUB2
#text={There are those who respect laws, and those who live in such fear of them that they prefer not to go anywhere near them! The @1[Nubian] is one of the latter categpry. Exchanges between our two peoples are common. He can get hold of any @2[merchandise] at all, rare or illegal, and in any quantity. This large, muscular man might seem a brute, but I know him well and I know that behind that faτade beats a huge heart.}
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[OFI]
#name=King, First Pries [The]
#FROM=CLE
#legend={Amenhotep II conducting the wine offering
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=OFI1
#image=OFI2
#text={It's impossible for mere mortals to confront the fierce presence of the @1[gods] in their @2[temple]. The function of the @3[king] grants him the power to meet them. That's why he is the only one depicted officiating in the temples. In fact, he delegates his functions to the @4[priests] for the daily @5[liturgy] and most ceremonies. The sovereign officiates in person for particularly important festivals. In this case, he represents humanity rendering homage to the divine beings.}
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[ONG]
#name=Ointments
#FROM=MEC
#legend={Eyeshadow spoon: young woman in a papyrus thicket
⌐ RMN- HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=ONG1
#image=ONG2
#text={Heat and wind could quickly give us skin like a crocodile's! We use ointments based on animal fat mixed with perfume to keep our skin supple and fresh. Their balmy fragrance is an instrument of @1[seduction]. These expensive products are kept in sculptured @2[wooden] spoons, frequently shaped like a @3[woman]. Vegetable oils are used for the same purpose, as well as in the preparation of @4[remedies].}
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[ORG]
#name=Origins
#FROM=CIT
#legend={Papyrus: Re-Harakhty, the Rising Sun
⌐ RMN}
#image=ORG1
#image=ORG2
#text={@1[Iunu] is one of the oldest cities in the country. It's there that @2[Re] created the universe, by engendering a @3[multiplicity of gods]. Atum separated himself from Nun, the primeval liquid that existed before the world. Atum then evolved into the sun, and his rays pushed back the darkness, organized the primitive chaos, end gave birth to the earth. He became visible as a hillock, the @4[benben], surging forth from the water. The @5[city] is home to the most important sanctuaries of Re and is one of the kingdom's chief cities.}
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[OUK]
#name=Oukhedou [The]
#FROM=CMG
#legend={Dog-headed genie holding a bow
Late Dynastic Period
⌐ MusΘe du Louvre - Georges Poncet}
#image=OUK1
#image=OUK2
#text={If certain complaints have obvious causes, this is not the case for every @1[illness]. We think that they are caused by exterior agents that perturb the functioning of the body. Oukhedou can be looked upon as evil spirits that disseminate pain in living beings. To fight them, we have to use @2[preparations] handed down through @3[tradition], but also ritual incantations that enable @4[magic] to help us put these emissaries of chaos to flight.}
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[PAI]
#name=Bread
#FROM=ALI
#legend={Painted relief:baking bread
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=PAI1
#image=PAI2
#text={Bread is our basic foodstuff. We usually make it with wheat. In the most humble @1[dwellings], the housewife prepares it, while in the @2[manors] of the richer folks, servants are in charge of this task. @3[Temples] have ovens to bake the bread used in the @4[liturgy]. We prepare all kinds of bread, as well as various cakes. The simplest are just flatcakes put directly in the oven, other are cooked in molds that give them a specific shape.}
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[PAP]
#name=Papyrus Processing
#FROM=ART
#legend={Plaque : incrusted wallplate decorated with the hieroglyph of a papyrus
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PAP1
#image=PAP2
#text={Papyrus could be the symbol of our country. In fact, it is the plant that's always been associated with the Delta. To us, it represents regeneration, but it is present in many facets of daily life. It's used, of course, for its fibers. The stem is cut into fine strips that are stacked and pressed. They stick together naturally and make a wonderful material to @1[write] upon, if rather expensive. The harvest and processing are a royal @2[monopoly].}
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[PAR]
#name=Accessories
#FROM=MEC
#legend={Three bracelets in gold, lapis lazuli, and carnelian
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PAR1
#image=PAR2
#text={Men and women wear jewels that, like their @1[clothes], signify their rank in society. The most common jewelry are simple @2[gold] hoops. A precious stone sometimes adorns them, while others bear a seal and still others, amulets ensuring us of divine protection. The art of creative accessorizing for a woman also involves the hairstyle. The sophisticated wigs worn by the wives of the @3[elite] for @4[parties] are an essential component of their power of seduction.}
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[PAX]
#name=Benefits of Peace [The]
#FROM=CIZ
#legend={Bas-relief : General Ameneminet and his wife Depet
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=PAX1
#image=PAX2
#text={As the @1[ancestors] of @2[Nebma'atre] had established the prestige of the Two Lands with our neighbors, the latter became far less bellicose. Our army's activity is now limited to the occasional skirmish. The @3[peaceful] relations that we enjoy with foreign lands encourage @4[trade], and the tribute paid by vassal princes enriches the kingdom. Part of this wealth serves the interests of @5[Amon], as well as his @6[priests], and the @7[luxury items] are esteemed by high @8[officials].}
#legend={Pear-shaped vase with a flat collaret bearing the names of Tiy, royal consort, and Amenhotep III
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PDA1
#image=PDA2
#text={Among @1[Amenhotep's] numerous construction projects, the @2[Temple) of @3[Amon) at Opet is surely the most spectacular, thanks to its tall, slender columns. The palace @4[workshops] produce elegant objects that the @5[elite] are also quick to acquire. Painters and sculptors can rarely have attained such mastery. They can reproduce on tomb walls delicate images of bodies draped in the most @6[revealing] garments. The manufacture of colored glass has considerably progressed.}
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[PEC]
#name=Fishing
#FROM=ALI
#legend={Painted Relief (from Saqqarah): fishing with a harpoon
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=PEC1
#image=PEC2
#text={The waters of the river furnish an abundant supply of food. Fishing is carried out with nets, set by several boats, but also with @1[wickerwork] traps or hooks. Daring fishermen use harpoons, but that's more out of @2[fun]. One prized catch is perch, a fish that can be quite large, with a delicate flesh. It is greatly appreciated. Mullet eggs are used to make a tasty preparation like tarama.}
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[PHA]
#name=Pharmacopoeia [The]
#FROM=TEC
#legend={The Temple Pharmacopoeia
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=PHA1
#image=PHA2
#text={Plants are featured in the makeup of most medical recipes. We also use some animal products. We know the action they have in the body and the quantities to respect, for some of them can be dangerous. Some ingredients, like mucilage, don't have a direct curative function, but serve to thicken the preparation. Honey soothes, but it can only improve the taste! It's important to respect the advice recommended by @1[tradition], and sometimes to recite the @2[magical texts].}
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[PLM]
#name=Imported Products
#FROM=COM
#legend={Silver goblet from the Treasury of Tod
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=PLM1
#image=PLM2
#text={We seek our gold in the Southern Lands. We also have copper in the mines of the Eastern Deserts. @1[Metals] are mined during military expeditions commanded by the @2[king]. @3[Wood] arrives directly in royal warehouses, which distribute it according to need. We've been at @4[peace] with foreign countries for a long time, and solid trade relations exist between us. Luxury items can thus find their way into the most beautiful residences.}
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[PLO]
#name=Polygamy?
#FROM=AMM
#legend={Head of Amenhotep III, wearing a khepresh
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PLO1
#image=PLO2
#text={In general, a man has only one wife, but he can also have concubines. If he doesn't get along with his wife, he @1[divorces] her.Widowers frequently remarry, which sometimes causes inheritance problems among children born of different mothers. The @2[king] has several queens, and he can also marry foreign princesses in order to strengthen @3[diplomatic] ties. Many of thse women, with their children, are ultimately sent to live in their own homes, far from the capital.}
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[POL]
#name=Foreign Policy
#FROM=CIZ
#legend={Statuette of a Libyan prisoner
⌐ RMN-Chuzeville}
#image=POL1
#image=POL2
#text={Early in his reign, @1[Amenhotep] had to wage battles in the south, but his victory restored order. Fighting today is limited to skirmishes with recalcitrant tribes. The most powerful states are located east of the kingdom, but the @2[king] maintains peaceable relations with our neighbors, sometimes even sending troops to help them if they are threatened. These friendly relations are reinforced by the king's @3[marriages] to foreign princesses from the eastern countries.}
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[PRA]
#name=Practice [The]
#FROM=TEC
#legend={Knife bearing the name of Minmesout, embalmer
⌐ MusΘe du Louvre - Georges Poncet}
#image=PRA1
#image=PRA2
#text={Knowledge is handed down from generation to generation. We study in the @1[House of Life], but we learn the most about our profession from older practitioners. I remember the patient attention Djehouty lavished on me! We prepare @2[remedies] with wild plants picked in the fields, or ones that we cultivate. Sometimes, we have to get rarer ingredients at the @3[market]. @4[Tradition] guides us in finding the cause of a complaint. Alas, sometimes the texts reveal that that there is no cure.}
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[PRE]
#name=Priests
#FROM=CLE
#legend={Kneeling priest praying
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PRE1
#image=PRE2
#text={Being a priest does not confer any particular status. It's rather one aspect of service to the kingdom. The celebrant represents the @1[king]. It's enough to have a little culture and some honesty to become one, but only highly ranking priests have the right to practice the full liturgy and penetrate into the inner sanctum of the @3[temple]. In charge of each group of clergy is a @4[high priest], assisted by subordinates. They must maintain a state of ritual purity, and also have a thorough educationin the @5[House of Life].}
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#link={1:OFI 2:CUL 3:MAD 4:GPR 5:MVB}
[PRI]
#name=First Images
#FROM=EGY
#legend={Nude female figurine
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PRI1
#image=PRI2
#text={We've always represented the world that surrounds us. We still find ancient objects and paintings that our ancestors bequeathed us. Women have an important @1[place] among them. Their appearance is always more or less the same: a slender body with highly-placed small breasts and full hips. This image of feminine perfection has to be the fruit of masculine daydreams! Motherhood and @2[work] rarely spare the bodies of women, who are as subject as others to the threat of plumpness.}
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[PRO]
#name=Protection of the Doctor
#FROM=CMG
#legend={The protective formula
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=PRO1
#image=PRO2
#text={When treating certain diseases, the physician is subject to the pernicious influence of the @1[oukhedou] that provokes them. To avoid being harmed by their attacks, we have to protect ourselves by invoking the @2(gods'] assistance. Thanks to the help of @3[magic] formulae that tradition has bequeathed us, we can summon the intervention of the divinities, whose beneficial presence wards off harm. @5[Sakhmet] thus lends effective assistance to her @6[priests] when they struggle to combat fevers.}
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[PRS]
#name=Priests of Sakhmet [The]
#FROM=MDI
#legend={Amulet: shield with the head of Sakhmet
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=PRS1
#image=PRS2
#text={ Many doctors also fill a @1[priestly] function, particularly in the clergy serving @2[Sakhmet]. The goddess is especially feared at @3[year's] end. At that period, when the river is at its lowest, fever spreads. We think that the daughter of the sun is angry and sends her emissaries among men. We who are in the service of the goddess know the @4[magic] words that protect us and divert her rage from the patient.}
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[RE]
#name=Re
#FROM=DEX
#legend={Figurine of the god Re holding the feather of Ma'at
⌐ RMN-Ch. Larrieu}
#image=RE1
#image=RE2
#text={At @1[Iunu], Re is the @2[god] who is manifest in the sun. Since the @3[creation], he allows men to live by dispensing his blessings, heat and light, along the banks of the river. He also permits the @4[flooding], which helps the fields grow green again, and grants the country his protection, often in the person of his own daughter, the powerful @5[Sakhmet]. For several generations, Re has lent his capacities to @6[Amon], who has tended to replace him in the eyes of his own son, the @7[king], even in the choice of the heir to the Double Crown.}
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[REV]
#name=Dream Interprestation
#FROM=CRO
#legend={Tifet's dream
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=REV1
#image=REV2
#text={While asleep, we sometimes have instants similar to a waking state: this is when we dream. These strange moments plunge us into a world of illusion, , but also enable us to make contact with invisible forces. The @1[dead] and the@2[gods] can thus send us messages that must be interpreted. The @3[king] is sometimes guided this way. If a man suffers from unusual ailments, he spends the night in a @4[temple] so the divinity will tell him the remedy.}
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[ROI]
#name=King [The]
#FROM=ORD
#legend={Colossal Head of Amenhotep III
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=ROI1
#image=ROI2
#text={The sovereign is responsible for @1[Ma'at]; his mission is to maintain the balance established by @2[Re] at the moment of @3[creation]. Son of the sun, he is recognized by @3[Amon] as his heir. He must maintain the unity of the @5[Two Lands], which he protects from outside aggression. With the help of his @6[officials], he ensures the rule of order on the earth. He is responsible before the gods for the well-being of his people, and cultivates the relations between men and @7[gods] by seeing to proper @8[obervancep] in all the country's @9[temples].}
#text={The river regulates our lives. The year begins when its waters invade the banks during the @1[flooding] When the waters recede, the @2[fields] are planted, and soon, young sprouts cover the land. Its the season of the germination. Then comes the harvest season. Each season comprises four months of thirty days and the year ends with five days of uncertainty, before beginning again. This last period is a fearsome one, in which death and uncertainty stalk the land, under the watchful eye of @3[Sakhmet].}
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[SEK]
#name=Sakhmet
#FROM=DEX
#legend={Bust of Sakhmet with uraeui
⌐ Jean-Claude Golvin}
#image=SEK1
#image=SEK2
#text={Sakhmet is the daughter of @1[Re]. She embodies the fearsome power of the creator, who destroys the enemies of @2[order in the world]. When she assumes the shape of Hathor, she represents the sweetness of @3[love], which cultivates existence, but at the same time the power of the sun, who gave her her name, is expressed through her. Behind the traits of a lioness, she displays the ferocity of the defending star. She is the patroness of physicians, for the goddess can provoke diseases that her @4[priests] are most qualified to cure.}
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[SPA]
#name=Esparto Works [The]
#FROM=ART
#legend={Wicker baskets
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=SPA1
#image=SPA2
#text={The reeds that grow on the banks of the river furnish a material that's used to make mats, various kinds of baskets, and other items. These relatively cheap articles are part of the @1[furnishings] in both the most humble of @2[houses] and the most luxurious of @3[mansions]. Colored fibers, usually red, add a little gaiety to these baskets. @4[Fishing] baskets are also made of wickerwork. The veins of palm trees also supply the material for small pieces of basic furniture.}
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[SPE]
#name=Specialists
#FROM=MDI
#legend={Statuette of Imhotep, architect and minister of Djoser, protector of physicians
Late Dynastic Period
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=SPE1
#image=SPE2
#text={Doctors must treat all illnesses. The @1[king's] physicians, in particular, are responsible for every part of his body. The @2[papyruses] of the @3[House of Life] evoke all the areas in which practitioners operate. There are many preparations meant for alleviating ocular and dental problems. Women's diseases are the subject of whole texts. There are also recipes for healing animals.}
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[SUC]
#name=Succession
#FROM=RIO
#legend={Bust of King Akhenaton, wearing the blue crown
⌐ RMN-B. Hatala}
#image=SUC1
#image=SUC2
#text={Crown Prince Djehoutymes was to have succeeded his father, but he died young. The new heir is his younger brother, whose name is also Amenhotep. He seems to want to turn away from the @1[priests] of @2[Amon] and reduce their excessive @3[influence]. He studied the sacred texts in several of the kingdom's @4[temples], particularly at @5[Iunu]. He'd like to return the sun to its privileged status among the @6[gods], and reassert the full prerogatives of the @7[king], as son of @8[Re].}
#text={I study medecine in the Temple of Sakhmet of the city of Bubastis. I have to share my time between learning the doctors' ritual @1[protective formulae], and the different remedies, salves, and other potions essential to the art of healing men. I know that I will have a long and difficult career. I could choose a @2[specialty], for example, eyes or teeth. Then I could extend my knowledge to other parts of the body and to other diseases, until I became capable of @3[treating all illnesses], which would be the greatest level of knowledge I could attain.}
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[TRA]
#name=Field Labor
#FROM=AGR
#legend={Mural [Theban tomb of Onsou]: field labor
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=TRA1
#image=TRA2
#text={When the @1[flooding] recedes, the peasants plow the fields, then sow them. Livestock tramples the seeds to bury them well. When the @2[harvest] season arrives, the stalks are brought to the winnowing area. The wheat is trampled upon and the grains tossed in the air so the wind will separate wheat kernels from chaff. The kernels are then stored in granaries. Wheat and barley are the main crops, but vegetables like beans are also grown, as well as @3[flax] and @4[grapes]. We also cultivate @5[papyrus].}
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#link={1:INI 2:SAI 3:LIN 4:VIN 5:PAP}
[TRD]
#name=Tradition
#FROM=TEC
#legend={The papyruses of the temple library
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=TRD1
#image=TRD2
#text={In the @1[Houses of Life] there are @2[papyruses] conserved that are devoted to the art of medicine. We each have our own collection, but some of us have found it useful to gather the @3[recipes] of various practitioners in a single document. The texts specify precisely how to proceed with a @4[medical consultation], how to examine a patient, and how to treat him. Some of them contain remedies, while other scrolls are devoted to treating different kinds of injuries, or the stings of poisonous animals.}
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#link={1:MVB 2:PAP 3:PHA 4:PRA}
[TRO]
#name=Currency: barter [One]
#FROM=COM
#legend={An Egyptian weight in the shape of a calf's head
⌐ MusΘe du Louvre - Georges Poncet}
#image=TRO1
#image=TRO2
#text={The simplest way to do business is to offer the other person something he needs. Of course, it's not always so easy. You trade with your neighbors, but it's sometimes necessary to go to the @2[neighborhood] @1[market], where the choice is vaster. The copper deben, our measure of weight, is used to calculate the value of goods, but it's rarely used in barter. @3[Silver and gold] debens are much too precious to circulate on a day to day basis.}
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#link={1:MAR 2:VIQ 3:PLM}
[VET]
#name=Clothing
#FROM=MEC
#legend={Statue of Sementaouy and his wife Rouaiy
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=VET1
#image=VET2
#text={Clothes reflect social position. They are generally made from @1[linen]. Men wear a simple loincloth, while @2[women] wear a long dress. A more sophisticated man's outfit is a long kilt and a shortsleeved shirt. Male members of the @3[elite] also wear long cloaks, while their wives wear robes made of a fabric so fine that they're nearly transparent. Recently, certain people have started to wear colored garments, but this is considered a luxury.}
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#link={1:LIN 2:FEM 3:FON}
[VIA]
#name=Meat
#FROM=ALI
#legend={Model of a yoke of oxen engaged in farm tasks
⌐ RMN-HervΘ Lewandowski}
#image=VIA1
#image=VIA2
#text={The ox is our main source of meat. It's a dish that's much appreciated, and poorer people don't have it everyday. Different cuts are offered to the @1[gods] for the @2[cult]. The herds of a @3[temple] also are used to feed the employees. The best cuts are roast, the others stewed. It can be dried, to preserve it. Well-to-do families also have poultry, @4[raised] in aviaries, on their menus, and hunting adds even more variety to the table.}
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#link={1:DIE 2:CUL 3:ECO 4:ELV}
[VIL]
#name=Villa [The]
#FROM=ARC
#legend={The Governor's Villa
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=VIL1
#image=VIL2
#text={Members of the @1[elite] possess residences in keeping with their rank. They have a wall around them, and doormen guard the entrance. The front rooms are used as reception areas, and the owner sometimes gives @2[parties] in a ball room. In the back of the house, private rooms are reserved to the masters of the house and their young children. In addition to the main building, there are servants' quarters, kitchens, and @3[poultry coops], not far from the @4[garden].}
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#link={1:FON 2:BAN 3:ELV 4:JAP}
[VIN]
#name=Wine
#FROM=ALI
#legend={Grape arbor
⌐ Jean-Claude Golvin}
#image=VIN1
#image=VIN2
#text={During the @1[grape harvest], the bunches of fruit are stuffed into large vats lined with masonry. Men crush the grapes with their bare feet. The juice is drained out through an opening and collects in jars where it's left to ferment. All the regions don't produce wine of equal quality: that produced in the western oases has a particularly fine reputation. The jar is labeled with the name of the estate and the year of production. Wine is drunk by the @2[elite], especially on the occasion of @3[banquets].}
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#link={1:TRA 2:FON 3:BAN}
[VIQ]
#name=Life in the neighborhoods
#FROM=VIE
#legend={Tifet's neighborhood
⌐ Cryo Interactive Entertainment}
#image=VIQ1
#image=VIQ2
#text={In the @1[cities], neighborhoods sprang up around institutions, like @2[temples] or administrative buildings. The employees of these institutions live nearby, in @3[houses] that are more or less luxurious, according to the rank of the inhabitant. Neighborhood residents meet each other in the @4[market], as well as, for some of them, in the @5[Beer House], whichgives the area little bit of life. The @6[elite] possess imposing @7[residences] in the most pleasant parts of the city.}