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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... Saqqara , between the Unis causeway and the southern enclosure wall of the Step Pyramid . 16. Nbt57 Date Titles Location 17. Hnwt58 Date The period from Djedkare to Unis , according to Baer's analysis of the titles . 56 The plan of this ...
... Saqqara , between the Unis causeway and the southern enclosure wall of the Step Pyramid . 16. Nbt57 Date Titles Location 17. Hnwt58 Date The period from Djedkare to Unis , according to Baer's analysis of the titles . 56 The plan of this ...
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... Saqqara , north of the pyramid of Teti . Date 20. K3 - gm.n.j68 The tomb owner was the wife of Teti ; since she is called " king's mother , " her tomb probably dates to the reign of Pepi I or shortly thereafter . Phyles are attested in ...
... Saqqara , north of the pyramid of Teti . Date 20. K3 - gm.n.j68 The tomb owner was the wife of Teti ; since she is called " king's mother , " her tomb probably dates to the reign of Pepi I or shortly thereafter . Phyles are attested in ...
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... Saqqara , which dates to the reign of Anedjib.111 This structure probably developed out of the tumulus of rubble faced with bricks which has been found inside earlier mastabas at Saqqara.112 Kemp suggested that the inner and outer parts ...
... Saqqara , which dates to the reign of Anedjib.111 This structure probably developed out of the tumulus of rubble faced with bricks which has been found inside earlier mastabas at Saqqara.112 Kemp suggested that the inner and outer parts ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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