Egyptian Artisans In The Valley Of The Kings Had Permanent Jobs In The Time Of The Pharaohs

A. Sutherland  - AncientPages.com - During the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt (ca. 1550–1080 BC, Egyptian artisans who worked on the royal tombs in the famous Valley of the Kings lived in the village of Deir el-Medina, situated in the territory of modern Luxor.

Deir el Medina (Dayr al Madinah) is an ancient Egyptian village that was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, illustrated by David Roberts (1796-1864). Credit: Public Domain

Thousands of potsherds and limestone fragments that describe the everyday life of the artisans and their families were unearthed in Deir el-Medina. Much of these finds shed light on the village's life, but unfortunately, large parts of them have still not been examined.

Craftsmen lived in townhouses and worked eight hours a day in the Artisan Village" (now Deir el-Medina). If they did not get paid, they usually stopped working and went on strike.

About 3500 years ago, the artisans dug out, carved, and adorned the rock-cut royal tombs across the burial ground for pharaohs who chose the Valley of the Kings for their resting place.

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