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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... served in only one cult , many held that title in two cults , and some served in three , four , or more cults.16 Hmw - ntr , then , were much less tightly bound to the mortuary cults they served than the ḥntjw - š with whom they worked ...
... served in only one cult , many held that title in two cults , and some served in three , four , or more cults.16 Hmw - ntr , then , were much less tightly bound to the mortuary cults they served than the ḥntjw - š with whom they worked ...
Page 84
... served in a sphere where the older organization was still used . It is thus difficult to say whether w'bw were organized into phyles . The many parallels with ḥntjw - š suggest that they were , at least in some periods and circumstances ...
... served in a sphere where the older organization was still used . It is thus difficult to say whether w'bw were organized into phyles . The many parallels with ḥntjw - š suggest that they were , at least in some periods and circumstances ...
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... served as a record of work done and a device to allow the overseers to calculate how much work had been accomplished as the work progressed , and to compare the rates with previous periods of service . This hypothesis can be tested by ...
... served as a record of work done and a device to allow the overseers to calculate how much work had been accomplished as the work progressed , and to compare the rates with previous periods of service . This hypothesis can be tested by ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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