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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... called a " palace facade , " it should be remembered that this facade is best attested architecturally in mortuary complexes . The final distinction between Categories C and D is the references to phyle divisions . It might perhaps be ...
... called a " palace facade , " it should be remembered that this facade is best attested architecturally in mortuary complexes . The final distinction between Categories C and D is the references to phyle divisions . It might perhaps be ...
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... called " the jmj - nfrt phyle of Mnw - nfr " is active in the mortuary cult of Neferirkare . Might not these texts refer to the same sort of " parasite " phyles , perhaps active at the same institution mentioned in the texts of Category ...
... called " the jmj - nfrt phyle of Mnw - nfr " is active in the mortuary cult of Neferirkare . Might not these texts refer to the same sort of " parasite " phyles , perhaps active at the same institution mentioned in the texts of Category ...
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... called the Division of Amon , the Division of Pre , and so forth . 9.3 . THE ORIGIN OF THE PHYLES : PREDYNASTIC TOTEMIC CLANS ? The connection of the phyles with protective divinities and animal emblems , together with the assumption ...
... called the Division of Amon , the Division of Pre , and so forth . 9.3 . THE ORIGIN OF THE PHYLES : PREDYNASTIC TOTEMIC CLANS ? The connection of the phyles with protective divinities and animal emblems , together with the assumption ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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