The manifestation of justice in ancient Egyptian law, with specific reference to The tale of the eloquent peasant

Justice (mα'αt) governed the lives of ancient Egyptians because they saw no difference between divine and human justice. In this article I focus on whether law and a functional legal system (hpw) existed in ancient Egypt. I explore the importance of law for the ancient Egyptian society, which h...

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Main Author: Blerk, N. J. Van (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2010
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2010, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 584-598
Further subjects:B University of South Africa
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