Ancient lives. Dreams and rituals /
"The dreams of the ancient Egyptian villagers have been recorded, together with their interpretations--giving us a firsthand portrait of the fears, frustrations, and joys of ancient life. The program discusses the erotic papyrus of Turin (mild by the standards of American prime-time television)...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2004]
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| Summary: | "The dreams of the ancient Egyptian villagers have been recorded, together with their interpretations--giving us a firsthand portrait of the fears, frustrations, and joys of ancient life. The program discusses the erotic papyrus of Turin (mild by the standards of American prime-time television), showing normal and topsy-turvy life, the village oracle and his shrine; the village magician; Amanakt the scribe, whose daughter was found to be a thief; the tomb of Prince Montukerkoposhef, who had been in charge of the royal chariots; how the artists made their brushes and ground their colors; and the sophistication and skillful craftsmanship of the artist. Montukerkoposhef's tomb is dated precisely at 1140 B.C., by which time tomb-robbing was widespread. At the conclusion of this program, we learn the fate of the thieves, caught red-handed: how they spent their loot and how, after they were tortured, they were tied to wooden stakes and left to die in the desert. The village itself was humiliated, starved--and finally ordered back to work"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 1984 by Central Independent Television. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (29 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Peter Greenhalgh ; music, Edward Wynne ; poetry read by Anna Ford ; editor, Jonathan Morris, Tony Pound. |