Egyptian Phyles in the Old Kingdom: The Evolution of a System of Social OrganizationOriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1991 - 243 pages Groups of part-time workers called phyles served in mortuary cults and work crews during the Old Kingdom in Egypt. This study clarifies their attributes and functioning in these and other institutions, based on the integration of textual and archaeological evidence from the Old Kingdom and the Archaic period preceding it. The arguments suggest that phyles originated in an upper Egyptian social organization dated to the predynastic period, and that they played a more important role than is generally realized in the stability of the early Egyptian state. |
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... Abydos by Amélineau . It bears the nswt - bjtj name of Ķ3 -- Nbtj . The text to the left of the name was read ' 3 hnt by Kaplony , although a vertical -sign is not attested elsewhere in this group . The sign looks much more like a w3d ...
... Abydos by Amélineau . It bears the nswt - bjtj name of Ķ3 -- Nbtj . The text to the left of the name was read ' 3 hnt by Kaplony , although a vertical -sign is not attested elsewhere in this group . The sign looks much more like a w3d ...
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... Abydos . It reads ḥwt [ z3 ] -h3 - nb and ḥnt pr - nswt , below which is the designation w3dtjw followed by two strokes . Kaplony restored two additional strokes at left , 63 which are unnecessary , as the two strokes already there are ...
... Abydos . It reads ḥwt [ z3 ] -h3 - nb and ḥnt pr - nswt , below which is the designation w3dtjw followed by two strokes . Kaplony restored two additional strokes at left , 63 which are unnecessary , as the two strokes already there are ...
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... Abydos and Saqqara , while the type associated with the ḥwt z3 - h3 - nb occurs much more commonly at Abydos ( nine of the eleven examples with known provenience ) . This again suggests that the latter ḥwt was located at Abydos . The ...
... Abydos and Saqqara , while the type associated with the ḥwt z3 - h3 - nb occurs much more commonly at Abydos ( nine of the eleven examples with known provenience ) . This again suggests that the latter ḥwt was located at Abydos . The ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Abu Sir Abydos appear Archaic period associated attested blocks boat building Cairo Category Chapter circumcision cited clear clearly column complex connection contains context crews cult determinative discussed division Dynasty early Edel Egypt Egyptian evidence examples fact Fifth figure five followed four Fourth gang given gives Giza Helck Ibid identified indicate inscriptions institutions interpretation jmj-wrt Kaplony king known label Lacau and Lauer later listed Location London marks mastaba mentioned mortuary temple nautical term Neferirkare occur Old Kingdom organization origin papyri parallel perhaps period Petrie phyle name phyle system Posener-Kriéger possible priests probably Pyramid recorded references reign rotation royal Saqqara scene seems served shows side similar simply single spells standards Step Pyramid storerooms strokes suggested tablets texts tomb vols w3dt wr phyle writing written