Scribal Culture in Ancient Egypt

This Element seeks to characterize the scribal culture in ancient Egypt through its textual acts, which were of prime importance in this culture: writing, list-making, drawing, and copying. Drawing upon texts, material objects, and archeological evidence, this Element will touch upon main themes at the heart of the study of this culture, while building on current discussions in literacy and literary as well as social history.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Defining; 2. Writing; 3. (En)listing; 4. Drawing; 5. Copying; 6. Reading; Bibliography.

Summary

This Element seeks to characterize the scribal culture in ancient Egypt through its textual acts, which were of prime importance in this culture: writing, list-making, drawing, and copying.

Product details

• Authors: Niv Allon, Niv (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Allon, Niv (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Navrat Allon, Allon Niv, Hana Navratilova, Hana (University of Oxford and University of Reading) Navratilova, Navratilova Hana
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2023
• EAN: 9781009074537
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0907453-7
• No. of pages: 90
• Series: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Cultural Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Literacy, Ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, c 2686 to c 323 BCE (Ancient Egyptian period)