A day in the life of a merchant in ancient Egypt

You are a merchant in Ancient Egypt, 1300 BCE. No salary, no days off, no banks — just the Nile, copper weights, and a reputation that decides everything. In this video, we break down one full day in the life of a real Egyptian trader: from loading grain at dawn to sleeping on deck under the stars, dodging hippos and crocodiles along the way. How did a barter economy work without a single coin? Why was beer safer than water? And how did merchants like this quietly hold up the entire civilization the history books talk about? Based on real archaeological findings: Deir el-Medina papyri, and research by Barry Kemp, Janet Johnson, and Christopher Eyre. 🔔 Like and subscribe if you enjoy deep dives like this! #AncientEgypt #Egypt #History #NileRiver #Merchant #AncientEconomy #Papyrus #Pharaoh #EgyptianHistory #HistoryFacts #Thebes #AncientCivilization #StickmanAnimation #EducationalVideo #AncientTrade #ArchaeologyFacts #WorldHistory #HistoryDocumentary #AncientWorld #EgyptianLife