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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... represented in tomb reliefs , the tenor of such remarks tends to be pious wishes for the soul of the deceased , not practical instructions . ) From this context , then , it may be assumed with some confidence that jmj - wrt was the term ...
... represented in tomb reliefs , the tenor of such remarks tends to be pious wishes for the soul of the deceased , not practical instructions . ) From this context , then , it may be assumed with some confidence that jmj - wrt was the term ...
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... represented in this area and not just two . The most probable solution is that the phyles served in some sort of overlapping rotation . An overlapping rotation is supported by the contemporary inscriptions on the inner blocks of the ...
... represented in this area and not just two . The most probable solution is that the phyles served in some sort of overlapping rotation . An overlapping rotation is supported by the contemporary inscriptions on the inner blocks of the ...
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The Evolution of a System of Social Organization Ann Macy Roth. represented and the phyle to which it is assigned ; patterns can then be found that suggest the nature of the association . Each animal represented by an emblem belongs to a ...
The Evolution of a System of Social Organization Ann Macy Roth. represented and the phyle to which it is assigned ; patterns can then be found that suggest the nature of the association . Each animal represented by an emblem belongs to a ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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