Local Elites and Central Power in Egypt during the New Kingdom

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book explores the administration and social organisation of ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom, the age of empire, through the lives and careers of the highest classes of Egyptian society. Based on analysis and interpretation of a wide range of hieratic and hieroglyphic texts (from administrative documents and accounts, to biographies and literature), as well as iconographic and archaeological evidence (reliefs, statues and steles), it compares the transmission of power and the relevance of social provenance during the New Kingdom to other periods of ancient Egyptian history and examines the changing relationship between central power and periphery in the empire. Both texts and figural sources are set in their historical contexts, with the aim of encouraging readers to deepen their understanding of some less-studied aspects of New Kingdom society, such as state control and the recruitment or enrolment of the elite classes. This detailed but straightforward approach will be of use to both scholars and students of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology, and to those engaged in comparative studies of ancient history, society and culture.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-05-14
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Egyptology
Antal sidor224
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350343153

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PrefaceBrief Chronology of the New KingdomAbbreviations and Symbols1. Selection Procedures and Identification of the Elite Groups1.1. A Theoretical Discussion about the Elite1.2. The Meaning of the Term ‘Elite’ in New Kingdom Egypt1.3. Titles and Offices as Elite Status Symbols2. Society and Administration during the 18th Dynasty2.1. The Soldiers2.2. The Officials2.3. The Priesthood3. The State Control on the Local Elites3.1. Relationships between the Core of the State and the Court Dignitaries: Some Practical Cases3.2. Life in the Central Court and Life in the Periphery3.3. New Military Acquisitions and the Mechanism of Governance4. Social Organization and Elites in the Deir el-Medina Microcosm4.1. The Scribes4.2. The Foremen4.3. The Architects4.4. Self-Presentation of the Elites in Deir el-Medina4.5. Ancestor Worship and Religious Cults4.6. Elites, Workmen and Divine Justice5. Economic Crisis and Elites under the Ramessides5.1. Self-Presentation of the Officials in the Ramesside Texts5.2. Soldiers, Officials and Priests: A New Iconography5.3. Attempting an Interpretation6. Aspects of Elites and Feminine Power in the New Kingdom 6.1. Royal Court and Noble Women6.2. Feminine Priests and Temple Employees6.3. The ‘God’s Wife of Amon’: Privileges and Prestige7. Relationships between Local Elites and the Pharaoh: Imitation and InterpretationFinal Remarks: Hypothesis and Open QuestionsGlossarySuggested ReadingBibliography Index