The use of documents in pharaonic Egypt
This volume reconstructs the history of documentary practice in pharaonic Egypt from the early Old Kingdom to the administrative changes imposed by the Graeco-Roman period. It explores how the writing of documents was embedded in the interactions between customary social practices and the penetratio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2014, 2014
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| Series: | Oxford studies in ancient documents / Oxford studies in ancient documents
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This volume reconstructs the history of documentary practice in pharaonic Egypt from the early Old Kingdom to the administrative changes imposed by the Graeco-Roman period. It explores how the writing of documents was embedded in the interactions between customary social practices and the penetration of outside hierarchies into local government |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780191761478 |