| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 125 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Archaeopress Egyptology ; 32
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Archaeopress Egyptology ; 32.
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| Summary |
This book considers a selection of letters from the Old Kingdom up to and including the Twenty-first Dynasty. Under the topic headings of 'problems and issues', 'daily life', 'religious matters', 'military and police matters', it demonstrates the insight such texts can provide regarding aspects of belief, relationships, custom and behaviour. |
| Contents |
Introduction ; Problems and issues ; Letter 1 ; Letter 2 ; Letter 3 ; Letter 4 ; Domestic issues and responsibility ; Letter 5 ; Letter 6 ; Provisioning ; Letter 7 ; Letter 8 ; Personal and familial issues ; Letter 9 ; Letter 10 ; Letter 11 ; Letter 12 ; Summary ; Daily Life ; Building work and labour ; Letter 1 ; Letter 2 ; Husbandry ; Letter 3 ; Letter 4 ; Letter 5 ; Provisions ; Letter 6 ; Letter 7 ; Personal topics ; Letter 8 ; Letter 9 ; Letter 10 ; Raw materials ; Letter 11 ; Letters 12 and 13 ; Summary ; Religious matters ; Religious duties, festivals, and a divine offering problem ; Letter 1 ; Letter 2 ; Letter 3 ; Letter 4 ; Letter 5 ; The 'God's Father Priests of 'He of the Camp'' ; Letter 6 ; Letter 7 ; Letter 8 ; Letter 9 ; Letter 10 ; Letter 11 ; Letter 12 ; Letter 13 ; Summary ; Military and police matters ; Military duties and responsibility ; Letters 1, 2 and 3 ; Letter 4 ; Letter 5 ; Letter 6 ; An assassination plot ; Letter 7 ; Letter 8 ; Letter 9 ; Summary ; Further analysis ; Aspects of agricultural organisation and natural resources ; Religious aspects ; Aspects of feelings and emotion ; The role of women ; Delivery ; Writers and recipients ; Aspects regarding distinctiveness of data ; Conclusion ; Appendix ; Letters within collections ; Letters from a specific period ; Letters grouped by topic ; Letters grouped by same sender and/or recipient ; Letters studied with respect to specific aspects of structure and focus ; In conclusion: other categories of correspondence ; References. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Egypt. |
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
To 332 B.C |
| Subject |
Egyptian letters.
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Egyptian letters. |
| Chronological Term |
To 332 B.C. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 1789695074 9781789695076 (OCoLC)1237396905 |
| ISBN |
9781789695083 (electronic book) |
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1789695082 (electronic book) |
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9781789695076 |
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1789695074 |
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