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 only references known to " sides ” as groups of men , apart from the Deir el -
Medina material ( which clearly refers to crews of workmen , not sailors ) , are two
occurrences of the title 3 n rjt . 19 The first refers to a functionary attached to two ...
The only references known to " sides ” as groups of men , apart from the Deir el -
Medina material ( which clearly refers to crews of workmen , not sailors ) , are two
occurrences of the title 3 n rjt . 19 The first refers to a functionary attached to two ...
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But these phyles may not be the same named phyles that are known from the
area around the capital . A simple explanation of these titles is that they refer to
other phyles besides the five known from the capital area . These phyles may
have ...
But these phyles may not be the same named phyles that are known from the
area around the capital . A simple explanation of these titles is that they refer to
other phyles besides the five known from the capital area . These phyles may
have ...
Page 209
The jmj - nfrt phyle is not known from this early period . Nor is there clear
evidence for the rotation of the phyles in and out of service during this period , or
indeed until the Fourth Dynasty . Not all of the earliest phyles have survived into
the Old ...
The jmj - nfrt phyle is not known from this early period . Nor is there clear
evidence for the rotation of the phyles in and out of service during this period , or
indeed until the Fourth Dynasty . Not all of the earliest phyles have survived into
the Old ...
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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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