From the Book - 2nd ed. ; 1st Harper pbk. ed.
pt. I. The world of the living. 1. People of the two lands : Childbirth ; The people in art ; The problem of Queen Tiye ; The people in actuality
2. The red and black lands : The two lands ; Nubia and the deserts
3. "Beloved of his father and mother" : Children ; Household pets ; Growing up
4. Lady of the house : The Egyptian woman ; The Queen
5. "Clothe her back" : Clothing ; Coiffures ; Jewelry and cosmetics
6. "Come, tell me how you live" : Towns and houses ; Furniture and household equipment ; Food and entertainment
7. "Be a scribe, put it in thy heart" : Education ; Birds, bees, and flowers
The Hekanakhte letters ; The scribe and the bureaucracy
8. "I fought incredibly" : The army ; Forts and fortifications
9. "I know the movement of a figure, the stride of a woman" : Painting and sculpture ; Amarna art ; The artist ; The architects
10. Sorcerer, scientist, and priest : Magic, science, and religion ; Egyptian magic
11. "The useful things that are established forever" : Mathematics ; Astronomy ; How to build a pyramid ; Boats ; Medicine
12. "The god is satisfied with his offerings" : The official religion ; Temples and rituals
The Contendings of Horus and set ; The religion of the people
13. So who wants to be an ancient Egyptian?
pt. II. The world of the dead. 14. "An excellent, equipped spirit" : Attitudes toward the dead ; Heaven and the soul
15. "My body shall be enduring" : Mummification, general ; Mummification, Egyptian
16. "A goodly burial in the Necropolis" : Tombs and mortuary temples ; Sarcophagi, coffins, and other bare necessities ; All the comforts of home ; Funerary ritual
17. "On that day of judging the deficient" : Books of the dead ; The last judgment.