entity · people_egyfull_medjay
Medjay
A changing Egyptian label associated at different times with Nubian groups, desert mobility, policing and military service.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
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Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2200 BCE–1000 BCE
Precision: range
moderateApproximate activity or relevance range, not an assertion that the entity was unchanged throughout.
- supports · supports entity
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports the entity and its interpretive limits.
Locator: Relevant discussion or corpus description
Research description
A changing Egyptian label associated at different times with Nubian groups, desert mobility, policing and military service. The record distinguishes attested labels and materials from modern ethnic, social or historiographic categories.
Evidence and sources
- supports · supports entity
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports the entity and its interpretive limits.
Locator: Relevant discussion or corpus description