The Historical Inscription of Khnumhotep at Dahshur: Preliminary Report

2008/11/01 by James P. Allen · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Reign #Ancient history #History #Kingdom #Political science #Law #Geology #Politics

paper · doi:10.1086/basor25609300

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Abstract

Newly discovered fragments of text from the mastaba of Khnumhotep at Dahshur belong to a historical inscription describing a conflict between Byblos and Ullaza in the Middle Kingdom, probably during the reign of Senwosret III. The inscription reveals that Byblos was ruled at this time by a king (malku) rather than the "high official" (ḥʒtj-') who governed under later Egyptian kings, and may offer insight into the reason for this change of governance.

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