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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... scenes in which they occur depict either the mortuary voyage of the tomb owner or simply boats without indication of the purpose of the journey . The term jmj - wrt occurs almost universally in such scenes ; t3 - wr is rarer.4 Although ...
... scenes in which they occur depict either the mortuary voyage of the tomb owner or simply boats without indication of the purpose of the journey . The term jmj - wrt occurs almost universally in such scenes ; t3 - wr is rarer.4 Although ...
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... scene , it is possible that the more archaic tool was used for ritual purposes prior to a circumcision ceremony . The scenes above this scene and on the opposite ( western ) thickness of this doorway , depict young men being cleaned and ...
... scene , it is possible that the more archaic tool was used for ritual purposes prior to a circumcision ceremony . The scenes above this scene and on the opposite ( western ) thickness of this doorway , depict young men being cleaned and ...
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... scenes in the tomb of ' nh - m -- Hr , is not preserved . If the Hntj - k3 scenes also depict parts of a circumcision ritual , the connection of these grooming scenes with the scene below them is especially significant . The lower scene ...
... scenes in the tomb of ' nh - m -- Hr , is not preserved . If the Hntj - k3 scenes also depict parts of a circumcision ritual , the connection of these grooming scenes with the scene below them is especially significant . The lower scene ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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Abu Sir Abydos appear Archaic period associated attested blocks boat building Cairo Category Chapter circumcision cited clear clearly column complex connection contains context crews cult determinative discussed division Dynasty early Edel Egypt Egyptian evidence examples fact Fifth figure five followed four Fourth gang given gives Giza Helck Ibid identified indicate inscriptions institutions interpretation jmj-wrt Kaplony king known label Lacau and Lauer later listed Location London marks mastaba mentioned mortuary temple nautical term Neferirkare occur Old Kingdom organization origin papyri parallel perhaps period Petrie phyle name phyle system Posener-KriƩger possible priests probably Pyramid recorded references reign rotation royal Saqqara scene seems served shows side similar simply single spells standards Step Pyramid storerooms strokes suggested tablets texts tomb vols w3dt wr phyle writing written