administrative history

Ancient Egypt
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Descendants of a Lesser God: Provincial Power in Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt

REVIEW BY HILARY WILSON Histories of ancient Egypt have traditionally been written from a royal perspective, due largely to the availability of source material. This approach underestimates the role of the provinces, their administration and social structure, in the overall…

Opposite A statue possibly of the vizier Ankhu, which was reinscribed during the Third Intermediate Period. above Artefacts from a family burial recently discovered at Dra Abu el Naga, which included the tomb of the well known Thirteenth Dynasty vizier Ankhu. below A stela mentioning Queen Aya, the wife of one of the kings whom Ankhu served

Ancient Egypt
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The Thirteen Dynasty: Vizier Ankhu

In the second of his series focusing on remarkable people of their period, Wolfram Grajetzki introduces us to an important official whose tomb has recently been discovered.