Builders behaving badly: New information about the chief workman Paneb (i) at Deir el-Medîna

Deborah Sweeney*

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Abstract

This article offers a new analysis of the period during the late 19th Dynasty when Paneb (i) was chief workman of the right-hand side of the crew, arguing that the political upheavals of these years are closely connected to Paneb’s rise to power and fall from grace. Building on Benedict Davies’ prosopographical work on the Deir el-Medîna workmen1 and Mark Collier’s dating of the administrative ostraca of this period,2 this article sheds new light on the appointments made during this period, and on other features of Paneb’s administration. (Figure presented.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-129
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Egyptian Archaeology
Volume109
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2023

Funding

FundersFunder number
Griffith Institute
University of Oxford72475, 106.99
Israel Science Foundation803/16
Tel Aviv University

    Keywords

    • administrative texts
    • Amenmesses
    • Deir el-Medîna
    • P. Salt 124
    • Paneb
    • prosopography
    • Seti I
    • Siptah

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