The year is 1230 B.C., during the reign of Ramses the Great in ancient Egypt. Follow the thirty-day voyage of the eleven-year-old Dedia and his father as they sail down the Nile River.
Travel along with father and son as they visit the bustling harbor at Elephantine; the massive stone quarry at Gebel el-Silsila; the temples at Karnak; underground tombs in The Valley of the Kings; a funeral and mummification; the step pyramid at Saqqara; and Ramses' lavish palace at Piramesse. Quite a journey!
- Dedia’s Journey, 1230 BCE A map of the trip down the
mighty Nile River
- The harbor at Elephantine Wennufer loads his ship and leaves
without his passengers.
- Quarrying at Gebel el-Silsila Dropping off supplies and meeting
up with Aunt Meritat-and other!
- Amun-Ra’s temple at Karnak Dedia, Wennufer, and Ipuia help
take goods to the temple.
- The Valley of the Kings A glimpse into the most secret and
sacred place in all of Egypt.
Etc.