Monarchies and the Organization of Power: Ancient Egypt and Babylonia Compared (2100–1750 BC)

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Juan Carlos Moreno García (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris) Seth Richardson (University of Chicago)

Monarchies and the Organization of Power

Ancient Egypt and Babylonia Compared (2100–1750 BC)

Juan Carlos Moreno García (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris), Seth Richardson (University of Chicago)

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Cambridge University Press
31 May 2025

Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

Series: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context

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This Element explores the organization of power in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and the interaction of diverse social actors between 2100 and 1750 BC. On the one hand, the forms of integration of towns and villages in larger political entities and the role played by local authorities, with a focus on local agency, the influence of mobile populations, the exercise of power in small localities, and the contrast between power reality and royal ideological claims, be they legal, divinely sanctioned, or other. On the other hand, the modalities of penetration of the royal authority in the local sphere, the alliances that linked court dignitaries and local potentates, and the co-option of local leaders. Finally, the influence of such networks of power on the historical evolution of the monarchies and the adaptability of the latter in coping with the challenges they faced to assert and reproduce their authority.

By: Juan Carlos Moreno García (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Paris), Seth Richardson (University of Chicago)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009598200
ISBN 10: 1009598201
Series: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 31 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming