State and Economy in Ancient Egypt: Fiscal Vocabulary of the New KingdomUniversity Press, 1997 - 379 pages Combining philological investigation and theoretical reasoning, this book offers a completely new interpretation of the economic role of the state in ancient Egypt. The first part provides background outlining the relevance of Keynes General Theory to the ancient Egyptian economy. The central part uses ancient Egyptian texts as the foundation of an analysis of words commonly assumed to relate to taxation during the New Kingdom (c. 15401070 B.C.E.). The conclusions summarize the philological results and explore the role of the temples in the ancient Egyptian state during the New Kingdom. The result places ancient Egyptian taxation and state economic activity in a market context, opening a new path to the understanding of the ancient Egyptian economy based on an analysis of primary sources. |
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LIST OF FIGURES | 15 |
9 | 28 |
THE STATE | 34 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
A. H. Gardiner Abydos administrative texts Amonrasonther ancient Egypt annual ḥtri appear assessment assumed b3kw bikw bikw-rmt Bilgai cattle Černý context corvée Deir el-Medineh delivered deliveries divine offerings economic Egyptian Estate of Amun evidence fiscal fish foreign Gang gold grain granary Harris Helck htri imply income indicates inscription interpretation inyt J. J. Janssen Kahun Papyri Karnak khar khato-lands King KRI VI labour land lapis lazuli likewise listed logical Mayor meaning mnt-jars Mortuary Temple Müller-Wollermann obligation official Old Kingdom papyrus Papyrus Harris payments Pharaoh Polanyi political probably production Ramesses Ramesses III Ramesside Ramesside period records redistribution reference Regnal responsible role royal š³yt scribe Seti significant Sir Alan šmw specific stele suggests supra taxation temple dependents term Textual Omission Thebes theory Thutmosis III tomb tp-drt trade translation treasury Turin Turin Canon Vizier Wilbour word ZÄS