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1 janvier 2018
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Ancient Egypt emergence of Egyptian law importance of religion hp hpw maat jurisprudence justice balance impartiality tradition precedent customSujets proches
Law, Egyptian Legislative acts Legislative enactments Acts, Legislative Enactments, Legislative Laws (Statutes)Citer ce document
NJ van Blerk, « The emergence of law in ancient Egypt: The role of Maat », Fundamina, ID : 10670/1.arycad
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In this article, the emergence of ancient Egyptian law out of religion and specifically arising from the concept of maat is discussed, as well as the important role played by religion, and specifically maat, in the ancient Egyptians' understanding and development of the law. An attempt is made to indicate that the ancient Egyptians indeed had law and to explain what the ancient Egyptians understood by law, followed by a discussion of the development of ancient Egyptian law and key jurisprudence elements of ancient Egyptian law.