An Ordinary Day

A whole day in the life of an ordinary family, from waking to bedtime, told with what their neighbors wrote down.

Deir el-Medina, Egypt · 12th century BC

Paid in grain, missing work for a hundred reasons, and one year the pay came late: an ordinary day with the men who cut the pharaoh’s tombs.

Series · An Ordinary Day
Published October 28, 2026 · 14 min See the episode