La loi-hp dans la société et la pensée du Moyen Empire
Résumé
Hp-law is attested in Egyptian sources from Early Middle Kingdom onwards. In literary texts
the term is mentioned in association with the concept of Maat, and refers to the maintenance
of the equilibrium of society. In funerary contexts law is subjected to the concept of Maat and
associated with the survival of the deceased in the afterlife. However, the term hp is most often
found in administrative contexts, to which it provides a legal framework. Some officials are in
charge of it as well. Within epithets the mention of hp emphasizes proximity to the royal person
as well as the possession of all moral virtues necessary to a man of quality. The hp-law stands
for a moral reference necessary to ensure the proper functioning of pharaonic society.
Domaines
Histoire
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