Unsealing Tell Edfu, Egypt
Who Was a Local Official and Who Was Not
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4956719 |
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| Authors | Nadine Moeller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 116-125 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/neareastarch.75.2.0116 |
| OpenAlex | W2504053707 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The two most frequently encountered sealing motifs discovered at Tell Edfu show decorative patterns that make the identification of their respective owners extremely difficult, in contrast to private name sealings dating to the late Middle Kingdom and early Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1770–1650 b.c.e.) that offer names and titles of officials operating on the local and national level. Decorative motifs per se do not reveal any details about their owners apart from the fact that they were part of the administrative system, probably belonging to the lower tier of officials who remain relatively invisible in the majority of textual records. However, by analyzing the archaeological context and the back-types of such sealings, some information can be gained about their respective owners, and it is possible to consider questions as to whether they were local officials or simply sending sealed commodities to Edfu from elsewhere
Ancient history · Geography · Political science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Highly cited | No |
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