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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... alabaster vase begins at the right with three falcons on standards , followed by an ḥ and a bird of some sort and by the vertically written group jnw stt , " the ' bringing ' ( or ' tribute ' ? ) of Asia . " The left column is framed on ...
... alabaster vase begins at the right with three falcons on standards , followed by an ḥ and a bird of some sort and by the vertically written group jnw stt , " the ' bringing ' ( or ' tribute ' ? ) of Asia . " The left column is framed on ...
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... alabaster vase consists of two vertical columns followed by an isolated group . It is not well preserved . The first column begins with two signs which Lacau and Lauer interpreted as the title hrp jzt , followed by two damaged groups ...
... alabaster vase consists of two vertical columns followed by an isolated group . It is not well preserved . The first column begins with two signs which Lacau and Lauer interpreted as the title hrp jzt , followed by two damaged groups ...
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... alabaster , 155 , 157–58 , 177-78 crystal , 151-52 diorite , 151 , 158 , 173 , 190 gneiss , pink , 152 granite , black , 158 limestone , 151 , 173–74 marble , 155 , 158 metamorphic stone , 156 schist , 150-52 , 155-57 , 170 , 172 , 174 ...
... alabaster , 155 , 157–58 , 177-78 crystal , 151-52 diorite , 151 , 158 , 173 , 190 gneiss , pink , 152 granite , black , 158 limestone , 151 , 173–74 marble , 155 , 158 metamorphic stone , 156 schist , 150-52 , 155-57 , 170 , 172 , 174 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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