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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18 However , the relationship of the term rjt to boats , like the Old Kingdom
relationship which it is purported to parallel , is not so well demonstrated as one
would like . The only references known to " sides ” as groups of men , apart from
the ...
18 However , the relationship of the term rjt to boats , like the Old Kingdom
relationship which it is purported to parallel , is not so well demonstrated as one
would like . The only references known to " sides ” as groups of men , apart from
the ...
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Another text27 pairs the titles w ' bw and hntjw - š directly below and apparently
in parallel to the pair z3 n hmw - ntr and hntjw - š . The latter pair , however , is
part of a general section heading , while the former records the distribution of
cloth ...
Another text27 pairs the titles w ' bw and hntjw - š directly below and apparently
in parallel to the pair z3 n hmw - ntr and hntjw - š . The latter pair , however , is
part of a general section heading , while the former records the distribution of
cloth ...
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124 The area under the serekh , where the phyle name occurs in E : 2 , is clearly
uninscribed in this parallel ; however , it is possible that a phyle was mentioned
on some part of this plate that is not preserved . These texts , though different in ...
124 The area under the serekh , where the phyle name occurs in E : 2 , is clearly
uninscribed in this parallel ; however , it is possible that a phyle was mentioned
on some part of this plate that is not preserved . These texts , though different in ...
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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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