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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... listed as having failed to return temple equipment.38 This phyle is also recorded as having received goods in parallel with three individuals39 and as having been in service when a wall fell down.40 Posener - Kriéger determined that Mnw ...
... listed as having failed to return temple equipment.38 This phyle is also recorded as having received goods in parallel with three individuals39 and as having been in service when a wall fell down.40 Posener - Kriéger determined that Mnw ...
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... listed , since it is clearly the highest title held . Otherwise , all known titles are listed . 6.1 . TOMB OWNERS WITH PHYLE SYSTEMS 1. Nj - hft - k3j6 Reliefs from this tomb chapel give the names and phyle affiliations of six shdw hmw ...
... listed , since it is clearly the highest title held . Otherwise , all known titles are listed . 6.1 . TOMB OWNERS WITH PHYLE SYSTEMS 1. Nj - hft - k3j6 Reliefs from this tomb chapel give the names and phyle affiliations of six shdw hmw ...
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... listed above . These tombs often occur in clusters . This clustering could be an artifact of the high percentage of viziers in the group , since the better areas of the cemetery may have been dominated by these high - ranking men . In ...
... listed above . These tombs often occur in clusters . This clustering could be an artifact of the high percentage of viziers in the group , since the better areas of the cemetery may have been dominated by these high - ranking men . In ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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