Narrator, Tom Kane. Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series Time machine on the History Channel.
Summary:
Explores the strange customs and beliefs relating to life and death in ancient Egypt, including the use of spells and incantations in everyday life, the use of pelican urine and hippopotamus dung in skin medicine, the worship of dwarfs, and the employment of baboons as bathroom attendants and waiters.
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