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Donkeys played a substantial role in the life of the necropolis workmen of Deir el-Medina. Based on a corpus of administrative texts consisting of 124 ostraca and 3 papyri, this work focuses on the economic aspect and the function of donkeys as means of transport. After a detailed study of all texts, separate chapters are devoted to the treatment and the work of the animals; their owners, hirers and buyers; the price of hire; and the vocabulary and the formulae used in these texts.

Donkeys at Deir el-Medîna

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Donkeys played a substantial role in the life of the necropolis workmen of Deir el-Medina. Based on a corpus of... Read more

    Publisher: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO)
    Publication Date: 31/12/2005
    ISBN13: 9789062582198, 978-9062582198
    ISBN10: 9062582192

    Number of Pages: 127

    Non Fiction , History

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    Donkeys played a substantial role in the life of the necropolis workmen of Deir el-Medina. Based on a corpus of administrative texts consisting of 124 ostraca and 3 papyri, this work focuses on the economic aspect and the function of donkeys as means of transport. After a detailed study of all texts, separate chapters are devoted to the treatment and the work of the animals; their owners, hirers and buyers; the price of hire; and the vocabulary and the formulae used in these texts.

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