Egyptian Phyles in the Old Kingdom: The Evolution of a System of Social OrganizationGroups 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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The two supposed occurrences of a dual form of the phyle name w3dtjw are thus
simply the phyle identification of two separate divisions and ... 36 – 37 , where wr
is identified as a division name of the st phyle in the mortuary cult of Neferefre .
The two supposed occurrences of a dual form of the phyle name w3dtjw are thus
simply the phyle identification of two separate divisions and ... 36 – 37 , where wr
is identified as a division name of the st phyle in the mortuary cult of Neferefre .
Page 162
In any case , the context of the groups as identifying labels on equipment makes
it probable that these two groups record ... Helck ' s argument was based on an
ivory label of Djer , in which a ḥwt that he identified as the ḥwt p - Ħr - msn
occurs ...
In any case , the context of the groups as identifying labels on equipment makes
it probable that these two groups record ... Helck ' s argument was based on an
ivory label of Djer , in which a ḥwt that he identified as the ḥwt p - Ħr - msn
occurs ...
Page 168
Another factor to consider in this identification is that the ḥwt is so frequently
associated in the texts of Category D with a title ... The distinction between a
living and a dead king might also be shown in the names by which they are
identified .
Another factor to consider in this identification is that the ḥwt is so frequently
associated in the texts of Category D with a title ... The distinction between a
living and a dead king might also be shown in the names by which they are
identified .
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| Title | Egyptian Phyles in the Old Kingdom: The Evolution of a System of Social Organization Issue 48 of Studies in ancient oriental civilization, ISSN 0081-7554 |
| Author | Ann Macy Roth |
| Contributor | University of Chicago. Oriental Institute |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 0918986680, 9780918986689 |
| Length | 243 pages |
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