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Canaanite Jars and Jar Sealings from Deir al-Medina. Scattered Evidence of Egypt’s Economic Relations with the Levant during the New Kindgom

par Bavay, Laurent
Editeur scientifique Eder, Brigitta;Pruzsinszky, Regine
Référence Proceedings of the International Symposium at the University of Freiburg Institute for Archaeological Studies, 30th May – 2nd June 2012, Policies of Exchange Political Systems and Modes of Interaction in the Aegean and the Near East in the 2nd Millennium B.C.E., Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienne, page (129-140)
Publication Publié, 2015

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Beside official inscriptions on royal and divine monuments, pottery provides a major source of information on Egypt’s foreign relations during the Late Bronze Age. In particular, the interdisciplinary study of transport amphorae has proven especially successful in reconstructing the economic system behind the import of Levantine products in Egypt. Geochemical analyses of Canaanite amphorae fabrics from Memphis and Amarna demonstrated the existence and geographical provenance of different groups within this category of imported vessels. These groups can be related to the hieratic inscriptions (so-called “jar dockets”) preserved on many amphorae from the site of Deir el-Medina in the Theban necropolis, mentioning dates in regnal years, the products contained in the jar, the producer (usually an estate) and other details about the production. It is also possible to identify the jar sealings associated with these Canaanite transport amphorae. These are made of a specific clay and some bear impressions of Egyptian royal institutions such as the temple of Sety I in Abydos and the Ramesseum. Brought together, these different sources provide a detailed image of imports strictly controlled by the Egyptian royal administration.