Mrs. Tsenhor : a female entrepreneur in ancient Egypt / / Koenraad Donker van Heel
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| Autore: |
Donker van Heel K (Koenraad)
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| Titolo: |
Mrs. Tsenhor : a female entrepreneur in ancient Egypt / / Koenraad Donker van Heel
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| Pubblicazione: | Cairo ; ; New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2014 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 932.016 |
| Soggetto topico: | Businessmen - Egypt - History |
| Business enterprises - Egypt - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Egypt History To 332 B.C |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 9789774166341; 9789774166341; Inside Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; The Tsenhor Papyri; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; People; Earth and Water; Love and Death; Slave; Bricks; Cattle; Love and Death; Earth and Water; Notes; Indexes |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Tsenhor was born about 550 bce in the city of Thebes (Karnak). She died some sixty years later, having lived through the reigns of Amasis II, Psamtik III, Cambyses II, Darius I and perhaps even Psamtik IV. By carefully retracing the events of her life as they are recorded in papyri now kept in museums in London, Paris, Turin, and Vienna, the author creates the image of a proud and independent businesswoman who made her own decisions in life. If Tsenhor were alive today she would be wearing jeans, drive a pick-up, and enjoy a beer with the boys. She clearly was her own boss, and one assumes tha |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Mrs. Tsenhor |
| ISBN: | 1-61797-587-7 |
| 977-416-677-9 | |
| 1-61797-569-9 | |
| 1-61797-577-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788066503321 |
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