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Women's earliest records: from ancient Egypt and western Asia
Barbara S. Lesko-
Frontmatter
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Acknowledgements (page xi)
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Preface (page xiii)
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List of Authors and Respondents (page xix)
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Abbreviations (page xxiii)
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List of Figures (page xxxvii)
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Ancient Egypt, an Introduction (page 1)
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Old Kingdom Egypt (Barbara S. Lesko, page 3)
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Women in the Old Kingdom and the Heracleopolitan Period (Henry G. Fischer, page 5)
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Responses to Dr. Fischer's Paper (page 25)
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The Middle Kingdom (Leonard H. Lesko, page 31)
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Non-Royal Women and their Occupations in the Middle Kingdom (William A. Ward, page 33)
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Responses to Professor Ward's Paper (page 44)
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Third Millennium Mesopotamia (Jerrold S. Cooper, page 47)
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Women in the Economy of Sumer (Marc Van de Mieroop, page 53)
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Responses to Professor Van de Mieroop's Paper (page 67)
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Women, Hospitality, and the Honor of the Family (Jean-Jacques Glassner, page 71)
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Responses to Dr. Glassner's Paper (page 91)
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Discussions at the end of Day One (page 95)
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The Egyptian New Kingdom (Leonard H. Lesko, page 101)
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Some Images of Women in New Kingdom Art and Literature (R. Gay Robins, page 105)
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Responses to Dr. Robins' Paper (page 117)
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Women as Owners of Immovables in Pharaonic Egypt (Schafik Allam, page 123)
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Responses to Prof. Allam's Paper (page 136)
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Western Asia in the Second Millennium (Benjamin R. Foster, page 141)
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Independent Women in Ancient Mesopotamia? (Rivkah Harris, page 145)
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Responses to Prof. Harris' Paper (page 157)
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Some Aspects of the Position of Women in Nuzi (Katarzyna Grosz, page 167)
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Responses to Dr. Grosz's Paper (page 181)
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Egypt in the First Millennium (Leonard H. Lesko, page 191)
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Women and Business Life in Egypt in the First Millennium B.C. (Bernadette Menu, page 193)
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Responses to Prof. Menu's Paper (page 206)
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Discussions at the End of Day Two (page 209)
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Western Asia in the First Millennium (Benjamin R. Foster, page 213)
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Non-Royal Women in the Late Babylonian Period: a survey (Amélie Kuhrt, page 215)
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Responses to Prof. Kuhrt's Paper (page 240)
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Marriage and Matrimonial Prestations in First Millennium B.C. Babylonia (Martha T. Roth, page 245)
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Responses to Prof. Roth's Paper (page 256)
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Introduction to Ancient Israel (Ernest S. Frerichs, page 261)
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Women and the Domestic Economy of Early Israel (Carol Meyers, page 265)
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Responses to Prof. Meyers' Paper (page 279)
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Women's Religion in Ancient Israel (Phyllis Bird, page 283)
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Responses to Prof. Bird's Paper (page 299)
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Concluding Discussions (page 303)
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Bibliography (page 319)
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Indexes (page 345)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JAOS | 111.3 (Jul. 1991): 642-644 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-0279%28199107%2F09%29111%3A3%3C642%3AWERFAE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-S |
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Published: 1989
Publisher: Scholars Press
- 9781555403195 (hardcover)