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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... four of the terms , † ✯ , ( - , ❗❗ " and 120 Neither order conforms to the sequence he proposed . In addition , this spell is only one of six environments in which all four nautical terms are used ; 121 and on the whole , the ...
... four of the terms , † ✯ , ( - , ❗❗ " and 120 Neither order conforms to the sequence he proposed . In addition , this spell is only one of six environments in which all four nautical terms are used ; 121 and on the whole , the ...
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... ( four - to - six - hour watches were common in relatively modern times ) , 20 five watches would seem to be excessive . Although on some occasions the two watches customarily used in modern times could be divided again into four watches ...
... ( four - to - six - hour watches were common in relatively modern times ) , 20 five watches would seem to be excessive . Although on some occasions the two watches customarily used in modern times could be divided again into four watches ...
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... four phyles was retained in the palace . Or , if the four overseers are understood as four ( other ) overseers , it could be argued that Wnj's efficiency made the presence of four counterparts unnecessary and caused their dismissal ...
... four phyles was retained in the palace . Or , if the four overseers are understood as four ( other ) overseers , it could be argued that Wnj's efficiency made the presence of four counterparts unnecessary and caused their dismissal ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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