For those interested in the intriguing world of ancient Egyptian documents, I would like to bring to your attention this rather lovely new tome entitled 'Wage Accounting in Deir el-Medina.' Written by Dr Richard Mandeville, and published by Abercromby Press, a new vibrant publishing adventure started by my colleague Dr Benedict Davies, I would say it is a must for any discerning bookshelf - don't you?

"By investigating the documentary evidence from the royal workmen’s community at Thebes, Wage Accounting in Deir el-Medina provides a comprehensive overview of the processes by which the state paid its employees their monthly grain rations. The present study analyses seasonal fluctuations in the delivery schedule, the frequency of payments, the classes of workmen found listed in the ration texts, and the amounts of grain that they individually received. By way of conclusion, a model is presented that reconstructs the physical processes by which grain made its journey from harvest to the village homes of the necropolis workmen."

If you have any queries or would like further details please feel free to contact me at info@lorraineevans.com or you can email the publisher direct at benedict.davies@gmail.com