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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... shows that both the tip of the knife and the thumb of the man who performs the operation are behind it . The fact that the blade of the knife is turned towards the pubic region seems more consistent with shaving than with a surgical ...
... shows that both the tip of the knife and the thumb of the man who performs the operation are behind it . The fact that the blade of the knife is turned towards the pubic region seems more consistent with shaving than with a surgical ...
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... shows three men bearing offerings . One is a shd ḥmw - k3 , another is an jmj - ht ḥmw - k3 , and a third is a hm - k3 zš n z3 . The block apparently came from a private tomb in which phyles were active . The names of the men ( R ...
... shows three men bearing offerings . One is a shd ḥmw - k3 , another is an jmj - ht ḥmw - k3 , and a third is a hm - k3 zš n z3 . The block apparently came from a private tomb in which phyles were active . The names of the men ( R ...
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... shows the serekh of Qa'a in alternation with two damaged groups that may be phyle names . One of these groups shows an r over a phyle sign ; another shows the tail of a bird , a phyle sign , an r , and a broken area . Both phyle signs ...
... shows the serekh of Qa'a in alternation with two damaged groups that may be phyle names . One of these groups shows an r over a phyle sign ; another shows the tail of a bird , a phyle sign , an r , and a broken area . Both phyle signs ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE NAMES OF THE PHYLES | 9 |
PHYLES AND SHIPS WATCHES | 41 |
Copyright | |
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