The Farmer

The farmer got out of bed and washed and shaved.

Then, he dressed in a kilt and sandals made of reeds.

The farmer's wife was already awake. She had washed and dressed in the early morning light. Then she had gone into the next room to wake the children and begin her daily chores. She wore a dress made of coarse linen. Around her neck was an amulet of the goddess Tawaret on a piece of papyrus string.

The farmer, his wife and their children sat down to a small meal of bread and fruit. They sat on a bench and ate on reed mats.

Then, the farmer got up and went to work in the fields near his house.

His wife lit the cooking fire and began grinding the wheat to make bread.

It had been a good year for the farmer and there was a large harvest. Today he would have to take a part of his harvest to the temple to pay for the use of the temple land. He filled several baskets with his harvest, loaded them onto two donkeys and set out