Early Dynastic administration was perhaps rather loosely organised, lacking precise de
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both ideologically and politically.
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In summary, Merka’s titles reflect a society and an administrative system in which the king was at the pinnacle,
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which he exercised nominal authority.
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it seems somewhat unlikely that an official based at the capital would have had much direct contact with the desert regions over
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status came from proximity to the king rather than from occupying particular positions within the apparatus of government.
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The association between the goddess Neith and the royal family is well attested in the First Dynasty
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and provides yet another indication that Merka was a close member of the king’s immediate circle.
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complete with its own funerary chapel—from an ancient religious function strongly associated with the cult of divine kingship.
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In other words, despite occupying a number of administrative offices and positions connected with the royal household (detailed below), Merka gained his exceptional status—reflected in the size and sophistication of his tomb, com