Modeling Socioeconomic Evolution and Continuity in Ancient Egypt: The value and limitations of zooarchaeological analyses

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Yokell
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Socioeconomic Evolution

Sun Symbols in Ancient Egypt

1896 ◽  
Vol 42 (1075supp) ◽  
pp. 17176-17177
Author(s):  
F. W. Read
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt

The Relationship Between the Testamentary Disposition and the Belief in the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Van Blerk
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Relationship

This study discusses the importance of the belief in the afterlife, sustenance after death, family structure and literature from ancient Egypt and submits that the first signs of the testamentary disposition can be deduced. The belief in the afterlife necessitated sustenance of the deceased by the immediate family complemented by provisions made by the deceased prior to death, effectively laying the foundation of the testamentary disposition in ancient Egypt. One must, however, be careful about conclusions of definite testate and intestate succession law from our sources as these are later terminology. It does, however, appear that the first signs of succession law, in particular the testamentary disposition, is present very early in ancient Egypt.

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