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Carpentry in Ptolemaic Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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The art of wood carving and the crafts of the carpenter are of very ancient date in Egypt. Carpentry was an essential craft and played a vital role in the Ptolemaic Society through manufacturing furniture and different shapes of wood work. This paper aims to highlight the craft of carpentry in Ptolemaic Egypt. The aim of this study will be achieved by detecting Greek papyri which date to the Ptolemaic period and displaying the few representations of carpentry scenes depicted on the walls of the Tomb of Pet Osiris at Tuna El-Gable. This study will also specify types of wood used. It also shed light on the role of carpenters, their workshops, their tools, and their products. This study is depending on a historical and analytical methodology to achieve its aims.

DOI

10.21608/jaauth.2020.30818.1011

Keywords

Carpentry, carpenters, papyri, Ptolemaic, Zenon, wood, tools, Pet Osiris' tomb

Authors

First Name

Farag

Last Name

Zaki

MiddleName

Ebeid

Affiliation

Faculty of tourism and hotels

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farag.shehata@mu.edu.eg

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المنیا

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18

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2

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15373

Issue Date

2020-06-01

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2020-05-22

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2020-06-01

Page Start

14

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26

Print ISSN

1687-1863

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2682-4612

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https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/article_95093.html

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997

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Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

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https://jaauth.journals.ekb.eg/

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Carpentry in Ptolemaic Egypt

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22 Jan 2023