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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... hand of Atum . The adjective 3 occurs consistently with the terms in this spell , and in all but one case the term t3 - wr is written with a single sign , though it is interesting to note that in two of the better copies ( where t3 - wr ...
... hand of Atum . The adjective 3 occurs consistently with the terms in this spell , and in all but one case the term t3 - wr is written with a single sign , though it is interesting to note that in two of the better copies ( where t3 - wr ...
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... hands and feet . The upper register of the west thickness in particular shows attendants working on both hands at the same time , an unlikely way to do surgery.24 A revealing parallel to these reliefs may be found in the tomb of Ḥntj ...
... hands and feet . The upper register of the west thickness in particular shows attendants working on both hands at the same time , an unlikely way to do surgery.24 A revealing parallel to these reliefs may be found in the tomb of Ḥntj ...
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... hand column of this text gives only the nswt - bjtj name of Nj- ntr - Nbtj , the right column has ' nh swwt , a z3 sign , a bird sign of which the tail has broken away , and a horizontal group tp mr , determined by a building with a ...
... hand column of this text gives only the nswt - bjtj name of Nj- ntr - Nbtj , the right column has ' nh swwt , a z3 sign , a bird sign of which the tail has broken away , and a horizontal group tp mr , determined by a building with a ...
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