Which were the roles of senior citizens in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamy?

Go to Google's advanced search --
http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en -- and enter elderly in ancient egypt mesopotamia.

You'll find a few good places for information, and generally what happened in ancient Egypt also happened in ancient Mesopotamia.

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This one especially is quite good:
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=C5kVfVwHmm4C&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&sig=qNrQIo5XDUG9k1AhUYr1jJdSl3g&dq=%22Stol%22+%22The+Care+of+the+Elderly+in+the+Ancient+Near+East%22+#PPP9,M1

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thakyou so much

I want to know about the role of senior citizens in ancient egypt and ancinet Mesopotamy