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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... scene was published by Capart ; 4 however , the scene was photographed at an angle that records only the lower two registers . In his later publication of the tomb , Badawy merely reproduced Capart's photograph . A facsimile drawing of ...
... scene was published by Capart ; 4 however , the scene was photographed at an angle that records only the lower two registers . In his later publication of the tomb , Badawy merely reproduced Capart's photograph . A facsimile drawing of ...
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... scenes above this scene and on the opposite ( western ) thickness of this doorway , depict young men being cleaned and groomed . Badawy interpreted these scenes as depictions of surgery and massage , in keeping with his view of ...
... scenes above this scene and on the opposite ( western ) thickness of this doorway , depict young men being cleaned and groomed . Badawy interpreted these scenes as depictions of surgery and massage , in keeping with his view of ...
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... scene below them is especially significant . The lower scene depicts some boys taunting another boy , who is bound and shackled , and might seem completely unconnected with the registers above ; however , the caption of the lower scene ...
... scene below them is especially significant . The lower scene depicts some boys taunting another boy , who is bound and shackled , and might seem completely unconnected with the registers above ; however , the caption of the lower scene ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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