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Donkeys at Deir el-Medina / Jac. J. Janssen.

By: Language: English Series: Egyptologische uitgaven ; 19, | Egyptologische uitgaven ; 19.Publication details: Leiden : Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 2005.Description: xi, 127 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9062582192
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PJ1526.D29 J36 2005
Contents:
Part I. The Corpus -- The Material -- Scheme -- Part II. The Discussion -- 1. The Donkey -- 2. The Treatment of the Donkeys -- 3. The Work of the Donkey -- 4. The Vocabulary -- 5. B3kw, "Hire" -- 6. The Period of the Hire -- 7. The Purchase of the Donkey -- 8. The Dates -- 9. The Persons Involved -- 10. Hirers and Owners -- 11. The Middlemen -- 12. The Outsiders -- 13. The Authors of the Texts -- 14. The Formulae -- 15. A Problem.
Summary: Donkeys played a substantial role in the life of the necropolis workmen of Deir el-Medina. Based on a corpus of administrative texts consisting of 124 ostraca and 3 papyri, this work focuses on the economic aspect and the function of donkeys as means of transport. After a detailed study of all texts, separate chapters are devoted to the treatment and the work of the animals; their owners, hirers and buyers; the price of hire; and the vocabulary and the formulae used in these texts.
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Books Books Hollanda Araştırma Enstitüsü Kütüphanesi / Netherlands Institute in Turkey Library PJ1526.D29, J36 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Not For Loan 142

Papers was read at the 48th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale by Jac. J. Janssen, Leiden, 1-4 July 2002.

Includes Indexes.

Part I. The Corpus -- The Material -- Scheme -- Part II. The Discussion -- 1. The Donkey -- 2. The Treatment of the Donkeys -- 3. The Work of the Donkey -- 4. The Vocabulary -- 5. B3kw, "Hire" -- 6. The Period of the Hire -- 7. The Purchase of the Donkey -- 8. The Dates -- 9. The Persons Involved -- 10. Hirers and Owners -- 11. The Middlemen -- 12. The Outsiders -- 13. The Authors of the Texts -- 14. The Formulae -- 15. A Problem.

Donkeys played a substantial role in the life of the necropolis workmen of Deir el-Medina. Based on a corpus of administrative texts consisting of 124 ostraca and 3 papyri, this work focuses on the economic aspect and the function of donkeys as means of transport. After a detailed study of all texts, separate chapters are devoted to the treatment and the work of the animals; their owners, hirers and buyers; the price of hire; and the vocabulary and the formulae used in these texts.

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