Wolfram Grajetzki is the author of "Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt" (2003) and "The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt" (2006). Paul Whelan is the author and illustrator of "Mere Scraps of Rough Wood? 17th-18th Dynasty Stick Shabtis in the Petrie Museum and Other Collections" (2007).

• PrefaceChronologyList of Illustrations1. Historical background2. The Vizier, ‘Prime Minister’ of Egypt3. The ‘Treasurer’ o r ‘Chancellor’4. Other Important Officials5. Military Officials6. Provincial Officials7. Procedures, Relations, Social Mobility and Careers8. The Lives of Court Officials9. Women Related to Court OfficialsAppendix: List of OfficialsNotesFurther ReadingBibliography and AbbreviationsIndex

Wolfram Grajetzki is the author of "Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt" (2003) and "The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt" (2006). Paul Whelan is the author and illustrator of "Mere Scraps of Rough Wood? 17th-18th Dynasty Stick Shabtis in the Petrie Museum and Other Collections" (2007).

• PrefaceChronologyList of Illustrations1. Historical background2. The Vizier, ‘Prime Minister’ of Egypt3. The ‘Treasurer’ o r ‘Chancellor’4. Other Important Officials5. Military Officials6. Provincial Officials7. Procedures, Relations, Social Mobility and Careers8. The Lives of Court Officials9. Women Related to Court OfficialsAppendix: List of OfficialsNotesFurther ReadingBibliography and AbbreviationsIndex