2014/08/18 by Marcelo Campagno · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Biblical Studies and Interpretation
paper · pdf · doi:10.1163/18741665-12340012
openalex publication_date 2014/08/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Several years ago, an insightful analysis by Jan Assmann demonstrated the existence of patronage practices in Ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. Does this indicate a change in social structure, as the author suggested, or does it instead denote a change in the way such practices are referred to in the available sources? In order to consider this question, this article examines the evidence of patronage during that period, and then tries to analyze possible precedents, reflecting on the role that patronage could have had from the earliest moments of state structuration in the Nile Valley.