Donkeys at Deir El-Medina

By Jac J. Janssen

Donkeys played a substantial role in the life of the necropolis workmen of Deir el-Medina. Based on a corpus of administrative texts consisting of 124 ostraca and 3 papyri, this work focuses on the economic aspect and the function of donkeys as means of transport. After a detailed study of all texts, separate chapters are devoted to the treatment and the work of the animals; their owners, hirers and buyers; the price of hire; and the vocabulary and the formulae used in these texts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9062582192
• ISBN13: 9789062582198
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.