Book
Early dynastic Egypt
Routledge • London • Published In 1999 • Pages:
By: Wilkinson, Toby A. H..
Abstract
Wilkinson describes the Early Dynastic period, starting with the Late Predynastic period, to show Egypt's transition to a nation state. Wilkinson seeks ' to explain not only the background to the formation of the Egyptian state, but also the means by which its early rulers controlled the people, the land and its resources.… At all periods, Egypts's governing elite strove to convey the impression that the nation was unified politically and culturally … [I]n reality, local and regional concerns were important … Egypt was never a monolithic state … The current work addresses this interesting question, examining the characterof Early Dynastic Egypt at the provincial level.' (page xi-xii). Wilkinson mostly shows Egypt as it was viewed by the royal court as they were the ones to leave records and as only recently have archaeologists started excavating the remains of the commoner. Discussed are the history of the first three dynasties, their adminstration and foreign relations, mortuary architecture, shrines and gods, and the change in settlement pattern that lead to urbanism.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field Date
- no date given
- Coverage Date
- Late Predynastic period through third dynasty; 5200 BP - 4575 BP (3200 B.C.-2575 B.C.)
- Coverage Place
- Egypt
- Notes
- Toby A.H. Wilkinson
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-402) and index
- LCCN
- 98035836
- LCSH
- Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.