About the book: 1962 / In the spring of 1957, Polish archaeologists led by Professor Kazimierz Michalowski excavated Athribis, one of the largest cities of ancient Egypt. Polish Radio reporter Zofia Jerzewska took part in the work of this expedition. Upon returning to her homeland, she wrote a book, the translation of which is offered to readers. In addition to describing the activities of the expedition, the book contains vivid sketches of everyday life, characteristics of the artistic life of Egypt, talks about Egyptian youth, and the wonderful monuments of ancient Egypt. Zofia Ezhevskaya wrote an afterword especially for the Russian edition, in which she spoke about the excavations carried out by Polish archaeologists in ancient Atribis in 1958–1959.