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Ancient Egyptians sold themselves into temple slavery
2,200 years ago in the ancient Egyptian city Tebtunis, Egyptians voluntarily entered into slave contracts with the local temple for all eternity. And they even paid a monthly fee for the 'privilege'. Egyptologist Kim Ryholt from the University of Copenhagen is the first researcher who has studied this puzzling phenomenon.
Read more in the official University of Copenhagen press release.
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Tags: DMJX, Egypt, English, Fredrik Bondesen, Kim Ryholt, Rikke Mathiassen, Tessa Wallis, egyptologi, papyrus
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