State and economy in ancient Egypt : fiscal vocabulary of the New Kingdom /
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| Author / Creator: | Warburton, David. |
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| Imprint: | Fribourg, Switzerland : University Press ; Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, c1997. |
| Description: | 379 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Orbis biblicus et orientalis 151 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2576449 |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes summary. |
| Physical Description: | 379 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-361) and index. |
| ISBN: | 3525537875 3727810807 |