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The Role of the Chantress (Šmyt) in Ancient Egypt

£41.00
Author:
Suzanne Lynn Onstine
Publication Year:
2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841718408
Paperback:
174pp. Includes 8 charts, catalogue
ISBN 10:
1841718408
BAR number:
S1401
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Description

BOOK DESCRIPTION
This study looks at what is meant by the term 'Šmyt', or 'chantress', in ancient Egypt (including New Kingdom, Third Intermediate Period, Middle Kingdom, Late and Ptolemaic Periods). Very little is known about the specifics of the title or the types of people who held it. Both men and women could hold the title, but the female version is by far the more prevalent and they form the focus of this research. Studies investigating the status of non-royal women are a fairly recent phenomenon, but the abundance of data from private tombs and monuments concerning the women who held the title Šmyt makes these women ideal subjects for a study of non-royal women within their cultural and historical contexts.