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The Early Dynastic Period in Egypt
, . early history of the middle east • 1 (2) • Published In 1971 • Pages: 1-70, 877-892
By: Edwards, I. E. S. (Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Edwards provides an overview of Early Dynastic Egypt. He discusses the kings before the unification and the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, the kings of the first two dynasties, the founding of Memphis, and the cemeteries at Abydos and Saqqara. Egyptian government is described with its divine kings, and some of the king's officials are also listed. Egypt's relations with other cultures (the Levant, Lybia, Sumer or lower Mesopotamia, and Nubia) are explored with Edwards examining trade, some of the early wars, cultural contact and how the other cultures may have influenced Egypt. Religion and mortuary practices are covered along with architecture (mostly as it relates to mastabas) and sculpture.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Writing
- Miscellaneous structures
- Chief executive
- Sacred objects and places
- Visual arts
- Burial practices and funerals
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Dynastic Egypt
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Early Dynastic Period
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- by I. E.S. Edwards
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 877-892)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73116845
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Egypt--Antiquities/Egypt--History--To 332 B.C.