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{{Short description|High-ranking royal court official in Ancient Egypt}} |
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The '''overseer of fields''' was one of the highest court officials at the Egyptian royal court. The title appears first in the provincial administration of the Old Kingdom and is attested in the First Intermediate Period at the royal court. In the early Middle Kingdom it is again best attested at provincial level.<ref>[[Stephen Quirke]]ː ''Titles and bureaux'', London 2004, ISBN 0954721802, p. 91</ref> In the late Middle Kingdom they regularly bear the title [[Royal sealer (Ancient Egypt)|royal sealer]], indicating that they now belonged to the royal court.<ref>Julien Siesse: ''La XIIIe dynastie: histoire de la fin du Moyen Empire égyptien. Passé présent''. Sorbonne Université, Paris 2019, {{isbn|979-10-231-0567-4}}, pp. 183-193.</ref> In the Middle Kingdom is also attested the ''scribe of the fields'' who evidently worked under the overseer of fields.<ref>Quirkeː ''Titles and bureaux'', 91-92</ref> |
The '''overseer of fields''' was one of the highest court officials at the Egyptian royal court. The title appears first in the provincial administration of the Old Kingdom and is attested in the First Intermediate Period at the royal court. In the early Middle Kingdom it is again best attested at provincial level.<ref>[[Stephen Quirke]]ː ''Titles and bureaux'', London 2004, ISBN 0954721802, p. 91</ref> In the late Middle Kingdom they regularly bear the title [[Royal sealer (Ancient Egypt)|royal sealer]], indicating that they now belonged to the royal court.<ref>Julien Siesse: ''La XIIIe dynastie: histoire de la fin du Moyen Empire égyptien. Passé présent''. Sorbonne Université, Paris 2019, {{isbn|979-10-231-0567-4}}, pp. 183-193.</ref> In the Middle Kingdom is also attested the ''scribe of the fields'' who evidently worked under the overseer of fields.<ref>Quirkeː ''Titles and bureaux'', 91-92</ref> |
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The overseer of fields was one of the highest court officials at the Egyptian royal court. The title appears first in the provincial administration of the Old Kingdom and is attested in the First Intermediate Period at the royal court. In the early Middle Kingdom it is again best attested at provincial level.[1] In the late Middle Kingdom they regularly bear the title royal sealer, indicating that they now belonged to the royal court.[2] In the Middle Kingdom is also attested the scribe of the fields who evidently worked under the overseer of fields.[3]
References
- ^ Stephen Quirkeː Titles and bureaux, London 2004, ISBN 0954721802, p. 91
- ^ Julien Siesse: La XIIIe dynastie: histoire de la fin du Moyen Empire égyptien. Passé présent. Sorbonne Université, Paris 2019, ISBN 979-10-231-0567-4, pp. 183-193.
- ^ Quirkeː Titles and bureaux, 91-92
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