The Gift of the Nile
There's no profession without a boss,
Except for the scribe; he is the boss.
Hence if you know writing, It will be better for you
Than these professions I've set before you,
Each more wretched than the other.
(SATIRE OF THE TRADES)
In a series of six programmes, Barry Cunliffe traces the development of a civilisation which flourished on the banks of the Nile - one of the greatest civilisations known to man.
5: Take up Your Mattocks and Your Hoes
Producer JOHN KNIGHT. BBC Bristol