Why Can’t a Woman be More Like a Man?: Frauen (und Männer) in den Nebenkammern der königlichen Grabanlagen in Umm el-Qa’ab

The article examines archaeological and epigraphic evidence from the subsidiary chambers of the Early Dynastic royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab/Abydos. Not surprisingly it turns out that this group of people was more diverse than the often used modern descriptions as “artisans and concubines” reveal....

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Main Author: Engel, Eva-Maria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: 2021
In: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Year: 2021, Volume: 148, Issue: 2, Pages: 124-136
Further subjects:B stela
B Umm el-Qa’ab
B early dynastic period
B Abydos
B Woman
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Summary:The article examines archaeological and epigraphic evidence from the subsidiary chambers of the Early Dynastic royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab/Abydos. Not surprisingly it turns out that this group of people was more diverse than the often used modern descriptions as “artisans and concubines” reveal.
ISSN:2196-713X
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zaes-2021-0003