The aim of this paper is to identify the relevance and implications of ancient accounting practices to the contemporary theorizing of accounting. The paper provides a synthesis of the literature on ancient accounting particularly in relation to issues of human accountability, identifies its...

IntroductionPART I :THE EMERGENCE OF THE EGYPTIAN STATE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTIONS1.Concepts of 'the state' and ancient Egypt2.The administrative field of power3.The administrative field, symbolic power and social connectivityPART II:THE INTERNAL ECONOMY OF EGYPT4.The Egyptian economy: The...