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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... serekh of Horus , a name that is read " Ba3 ? ” by Kaplony.53 This is followed by the group rpt htp , which is again fused and lacks a final stroke . The second column contains the hwt z3 - h3 - nb , the group hnt pr- nswt , and the ...
... serekh of Horus , a name that is read " Ba3 ? ” by Kaplony.53 This is followed by the group rpt htp , which is again fused and lacks a final stroke . The second column contains the hwt z3 - h3 - nb , the group hnt pr- nswt , and the ...
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... serekh of a single king , in this case Khafre ( Horus Wsr - jb ) , a phyle designation ( wr ) , and a group that contains the ḥnt sign . The serekh is to the left of the hnt group rather than to the right , but it is difficult to assess ...
... serekh of a single king , in this case Khafre ( Horus Wsr - jb ) , a phyle designation ( wr ) , and a group that contains the ḥnt sign . The serekh is to the left of the hnt group rather than to the right , but it is difficult to assess ...
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... serekh of Sneferka , which is a change or addition.119 Below the serekh is a st sign followed by two strokes , reminiscent of the two strokes that follow the phyle name in some of the texts in Category D. To the left of the serekh are ...
... serekh of Sneferka , which is a change or addition.119 Below the serekh is a st sign followed by two strokes , reminiscent of the two strokes that follow the phyle name in some of the texts in Category D. To the left of the serekh are ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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