Ancient Egyptian scribes a cultural exploration Niv Allon and Hana Navratilova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allon, Niv, author.

Navrátilová, Hana, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Egyptology.

Bloomsbury Egyptology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scribes--Egypt.

Scribes.

Scribes--Egypt--Biography.

Literacy--Social aspects--Egypt.

Literacy.

Egypt--History--New Kingdom, ca. 1550-ca. 1070 B.C.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

London, UK New York, NY Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2017.

Summary:

The modern view of the ancient Egyptian world is often through the lens of a scribe: the trained, schooled, literate individual who was present at many levels of Egyptian society, from a local accountant to the highest echelons of society. And yet, despite the wealth of information the scribes left us, we know relatively little about what underpinned their world, about their mentality and about their everyday life. Tracing ten key biographies, Ancient Egyptian Scribes examines how these figures kept both the administrative life and cultural memory of Egypt running. These are the Egyptians who ran the state and formed the supposedly meritocratic system of local administration and government. Case studies look at accountants, draughtsmen, scribes with military and dynastic roles, the authors of graffiti and literati who interacted in different ways with Pharaohs and other leaders. Assuming no previous knowledge of ancient Egypt, the various roles and identities of the scribes are presented in a concise and accessible way, offering structured information on their cultural identity and self-presentation, and providing readers with an insight into the making of Egyptian written culture

Contents:

Introduction: exploring the social figure of the scribes

Prologue - writing tools and hands

Counting grain and painting palette: the tomb of Paheri at Elkab

Senenmut: life at court

Writing history in Djahi: Tjanuni, the military scribe

Amenemhat: anger and graffiti

Tutankhamun's palettes: no king is a scribe

Rising through the ranks: Haremhab and the case of a scribal palette

Dedia, the memory maker, and his workers

Inena: the elusive copyist

Good scribe - bad scribe: Papyrus Anastasi i and the battle of scribes

Djehutimose Tjaroy: scribe in times of change

Credit list

Acknowledgements

List of Illustrations

1. Introduction: Exploring the Social Figure of the Scribes

2. Prologue - Writing Tools and Hands

3. Counting Grain and Painting Palette: The Tomb of Paheri at Elka

4. Senenmut: life at court

5. Writing History in Djahi: Tjanuni, the Military Scribe

6. Amenemhat: Anger and Graffiti

7. Tutankhamun's Palettes: No King is a Scribe

8. Rising through the Ranks: Haremhab and The Case of a Scribal Palette

9. Dedia, the Memory Maker, and His Workers

10. Inena: The Elusive Copyist

11. Good Scribe - Bad Scribe: Papyrus Anastasi I and The Battle of Scribes

12. Djehutimose Tjaroy: Scribe in Times of Change

Epilogue

Glossary

Chronology

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781350015524

1350015520

9781472583970

1472583973

9781472583987

1472583981

OCLC:

981765265