State and Economy in Ancient Egypt

Fiscal Vocabulary of the New Kingdom

By (author) David A. Warburton

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Extent: 379 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Language: English

Hardback (Out of print)

(February 1997)

ISBN: 9783525537879

6.46 x 9.17 inches

Price: $113.00

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Eine völlig neue Interpretation der wirtschaftlichen Rolle des Staates im alten Ägypten auf Grund einer Analyse der Primärquellen.


Combining philological investigation and theoretical reasoning, this book offers a completely new interpretation of the economic role of the state in ancient Egypt. The first part provides background outlining the relevance of Keynes General Theory to the ancient Egyptian economy. The central part uses ancient Egyptian texts as the foundation of an analysis of words commonly assumed to relate to taxation during the New Kingdom (c. 15401070 B.C.E.). The conclusions summarize the philological results and explore the role of the temples in the ancient Egyptian state during the New Kingdom. The result places ancient Egyptian taxation and state economic activity in a market context, opening a new path to the understanding of the ancient Egyptian economy based on an analysis of primary sources.

  • By (author) David A. Warburton