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[[File: Tomb_of_Nakht.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Scene from the tomb of Nakht Depicting a Banquet: Eighteenth Dynasty, Thebes]]

There is a common misconception today that life in ancient Egypt was a dreary one for anyone not in the nobility. This image is probably at least partially derived from pop culture where scenes are common in movies that depict Egyptian peasants being worked to the death to make tombs and temples for their gods and kings. The reality is that although the ancient Egyptian social system was quite different from that of the modern world, and they had few of today’s modern conveniences, Egyptians from all social classes enjoyed a leisure culture that was not much different than today’s. Egyptian participated in organized sports, played board games in their spare time, and enjoyed imbibing on their favorite alcoholic beverages.