The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom: Highest Offices and Their Holders (Studies in Egyptology)

This document was uploaded by one of our users. The uploader already confirmed that they had the permission to publish it. If you are author/publisher or own the copyright of this documents, please report to us by using this DMCA report form.

Simply click on the Download Book button.

Yes, Book downloads on Ebookily are 100% Free.

Sometimes the book is free on Amazon As well, so go ahead and hit "Search on Amazon"

Author(s): Nigel Strudwick
Edition: 1
Publisher: Kegan Paul
Year: 1985

Language: English
Pages: 383

The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 9
List of Tables......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
PART I: Dating Criteria......Page 17
A. Chronology......Page 18
B. Other Systems of Dating......Page 20
C. Royal Names......Page 22
E. When did an Official construct his Tomb?......Page 23
General Introduction......Page 25
Terminology......Page 26
Section I: False Doors from Saqqara......Page 28
B. The Number, Arrangement and Decoration of the Jambs......Page 31
C. The Panel......Page 34
D. The Panel Apertures......Page 37
E. The Lintels and Architraves......Page 38
F. Smaller Features......Page 40
G. The Incorporation of Offering Lists into False Doors......Page 42
H. The Relationship of False Doors and Chapel Types......Page 45
I. Summary of Principal Conclusions......Page 51
B. The Offering List in the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties......Page 53
C. The Chapels and False Doors of the Early Period at Giza......Page 57
D. False Door and Chapel Types at Giza which originated at Saqqara......Page 66
E. Other Types......Page 67
F. Conclusions......Page 68
PART II: Prosopography......Page 69
PART III: Six High Administrative Titles of the Old Kingdom......Page 187
The Selection of Titles in the Titulary of an Official......Page 188
Terminology and Other Notes......Page 190
General......Page 192
The Titularies of the imy-r ḥwt wrt......Page 194
The Viziers......Page 202
A. The relationship of imy-r ḥwt wrt to imy-r ḥwt wrt 6......Page 204
B. Other Aspects......Page 206
Conclusions......Page 214
General......Page 215
The Titularies of the Non-viziers......Page 219
A. The Organisation of imy-r zš ' nzwt......Page 224
B. Other Aspects......Page 226
Conclusions......Page 230
General......Page 233
A. imy-r kȝt nbt (nt) nzwt......Page 238
B. imy-r kȝt (nt) nzwt......Page 244
C. imy-r kȝt nbt......Page 248
D. imy-r kȝt......Page 251
The Viziers......Page 252
A. The Organisation of the Overseers of Works......Page 253
B. The Functions of the Overseer of Works......Page 256
C. The uses of the word kȝt......Page 260
Conclusions......Page 265
General......Page 267
A. imy-r šnwt......Page 272
B. imy-r šnwty......Page 275
C. Conclusions and Discussion of Variants......Page 279
A. The Organisation of the Overseers of the Granaries......Page 280
B. Other Aspects......Page 283
Conclusions......Page 291
General......Page 292
A. imy-r pr-ḥḏ......Page 296
B. imy-r prwy-ḥḏ......Page 300
C. Conclusions on Titularies and Discussion of Variants......Page 305
A. The Overseers of the Treasuries......Page 306
B. Other Aspects......Page 309
Conclusions......Page 315
General......Page 316
A. Summary of Results from Previous Chapters......Page 322
B. Other Principal Title Groups......Page 323
C. A Comparison of the Titularies of Provincial Viziers......Page 334
D. The Career Structure of the Vizier......Page 335
A. The number of contemporary Viziers......Page 337
B. The Functions of the Vizier......Page 344
Conclusions......Page 350
PART IV: Conclusion......Page 352
Bibliography......Page 363
Index of Egyptian Names......Page 371
Index of Titles......Page 378
Index of other Words and Phrases......Page 382