ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the daily life experience of children in pharaonic Egypt, including subjects such as birth and nurture, play and education (including the role of education in the socialisation and enculturation of the young), and the importance of social class and gender. The conclusion is drawn that children are rarely mentioned in Egyptian documents because texts were written by men who were uninterested in the subject of childhood. The extant sources indicate that there was a clear distinction made between adults and non-adults, and that establishing a place in society was a process of gradual integration.
