Egyptian Slavery

…The number of slaves was small, and they were mainly domestic slaves, and they did not play a major role in production. They consisted of people who avoided paying tribute, criminals, foreign slaves, and children of slaves. In the New Kingdom, the number of captive slaves increased rapidly. A characteristic of the Egyptian slave system was the small number of debt slaves due to the underdevelopment of commerce. The living conditions of those times can be concretely seen from the reliefs and paintings on the tomb walls. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Egyptian slavery" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…奴隷の数は少なく，家内奴隷が主体で，生産の主要な担い手となることはなく，貢納賦役の忌避者，罪人，外人奴隷，奴隷の子などからなり，新王国では捕虜奴隷が急増する。商業の未発達のため債務奴隷の少ないのがエジプト奴隷制度の特色である。当時の生活の状況は墓壁に描かれた浮彫や絵画から具体的に知ることができる。…

※「エジプト奴隷制」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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