Abstract
Delay in the distribution of grain rations regularly occurred at Deir el-Medîna during the Twentieth Dynasty. In order to analyse the cause and social consequence of such delay, a statistical analysis of documents recording grain deliveries is presented, using both the delay and the absence of grain distribution, through an index specifically built for this purpose. Despite a complex circuit of cereals, organised to maintain an even grain supply, seasonal fluctuations are demonstrated by the analysis. These played an important role in the delay of grain distribution.
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