| Djekhy & Son: Doing Business in Ancient Egypt Contributor(s): Donker Van Heel, Koenraad (Author) |
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ISBN: 9774165691 ISBN-13: 9789774165696 Publisher: American University in Cairo Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 932 |
| LCCN: 2012537016 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Djekhy & Son, two businessmen living 2500 years ago in the densely populated neighborhoods built around the great temple of Amun at Karnak, worked as funerary service providers in the necropolis on the western bank of the Nile. They were also successful agricultural entrepreneurs, cultivating flax and grain. In 1885, the German Egyptologist August Eisenlohr acquired a unique collection of papyri that turned out to be Djekhy's archive of mainly legal documents. Using this rich trove of evidence, augmented by many other sources, the author has painted a vivid picture of life in ancient Egypt between 570 and 534 |
Contributor Bio(s): Donker Van Heel, Koenraad: - Koenraad Donker van Heel is lecturer in Demotic at Leiden University. He received his PhD for his scientific edition of the papyrus archive of Djekhy & Son in 1996. |
