Nemeh in Pharaonic Egypt: ‘Free’ or ‘Miserable’? A Case Study of Historical Semantics
This case study of historical semantics examines an ancient Egyptian term related to dependency and dependent labour, ‘nemeh’, along with its varied (and seemingly paradoxical) proposed translations, ranging from ‘orphan’ to ‘citizen’, from ‘deprived person’ to ‘free man’. This contribution conside...
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StudienVerlag
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/oezg/article/view/8338 |