Mrs. Tsenhor : A Female Entrepreneur in Ancient Egypt /
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"From the papers she left behind, a picture emerges of a woman who had firm control over her own life. We are dealing here with an Egyptian woman in the fifth century BCE who owned houses and land, worked in the necropolis as a professional choachyte, and most probably did more business of which we are uinaware. In fact, what we have here is an unprecedented and privileged peek into the life of an ancient Egyptian girl next door that will never make it into the official history books"--Publisher description.
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OCLC 863194909 :
xxiii, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. :
9774166345
9789774166341
The ancient city : new perspectives on urbanism in the old and new world /
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"This publication results from an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, "Early cities: new perspectives on pre-industrial urbanism," held May 18-20, 2005, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC."
OCLC 183392067 :
xvi, 405 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-394) and index. :
193469102x
9781934691021
Commerce and colonization in the ancient near East /
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"In this analysis, the roots of the Phoenician colonial system are traced and the metropolis of Tyre is established as the final link in a chain of experiences in the ancient Near East"--
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Translation of: Comercio y colonialismo en el Próximo Oriente Antiguo : los antecedentes coloniales del III y II milenios a.C. :
vii, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages [373-408) and index. :
9780521514170
Poverty and charity in the Jewish community of medieval Egypt /
: "Complemented by the author's collection of primary sources in translation, The voice of the poor in the Middle Ages : an anthology of documents from the Cairo Geniza, on which the research is based". : xi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-269) and indexes. : 0691092729
The politics of trad e Egypt and lower Nubia in the 4th millennium BC /
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Until recently much of the discussion regarding the A-Group has emphasised the influence of Egypt in the region. Egyptian material found in A-Group contexts has pointed to some type of exchange system between the two regions but the lack of A-Group manufactured objects in Egyptian contexts has led to the argument that the relationship was somewhat one-sided. Yet was it and how different were Egyptians and Lower Nubians during the 4th millennium BC? Re-examining the material evidence from three major archaeological salvage campaigns, and using anthropological and economic theories this book takes a fresh look at exchange patterns between Egypt and Lower Nubia. The changes and developments in these relationships potentially impacted the development towards the Egyptian state and the fate of the A-Group.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-350) and index. :
9789004196117 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Fragile hierarchies : the urban elites of third century Roman Egypt /
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Fragile Hierarchies deals with the world of the urban elites of third century Roman Egypt. It discusses economic, social and demographic aspects of the position of the elites of the small towns that dotted the Nile. The work combines analysis of Greek papyri with modelling techniques used in ancient history. The first part of the book analyses patterns of urbanisation, property relations and their consequences for elite formation. The second part discusses demographic aspects, patterns of inheritance and their consequences for continuity and discontinuity. The central argument of the book is that a strong social and economic hierarchy occurred side by side with a dynamic pattern of elite renewal.
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1 online resource (353 pages) : map. :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-338) and index. :
9789047417590 :
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