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Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO) Donkeys at Deir el-Medîna
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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Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten (NINO) Village Varia: Ten Studies on the History and Administration of Deir el-Medina
In "Ten Studies on the History and Administration of Deir el-Medina" the author discusses various subjects pertaining to the community of necropolis workmen at Thebes during the New Kingdom. Some illustrate particular aspects of their life in general, such as the sources of and the rights to their provisions or their free time, others deal with individual texts or events and their relations with the authorities.
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