The Causes of the Emergence of Provincial Elites with Inscribed Monuments in the Late Old Kingdom

Case Studies and Methodology

Bibliographic Data

ID12955845
AuthorsÉmilie Martinet (0000-0002-9639-6067, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume15
Issue2
Pages207-242
Publication date2022-12-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Egyptian History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1874-1657 • E-ISSN: 1874-1665
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/18741665-bja10013
OpenAlexW4312218159
LanguageEN
References cited28

The causes and processes that have led to the sudden rise of the provincial elites who had the wherewithal to commission inscribed monuments, especially from the end of the Fifth Dynasty ( c .2350 BCE ), remain poorly understood. This paper aims to highlight some of the main factors involved in this process, using specific case studies and a global and comparative approach. The results indicate greater levels of complexity than previously thought, and that no single, concurrent cause applied in all provinces. The paper also discusses methodological issues about how to reconstruct a causal system for the emergence and enrichment of provincial elites and, in particular, the need to study this process diachronically to achieve deeper insights into its mechanisms

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