Basic Informations

C.V

-Some observations as regards fishing Activities derived from the Text 

 and Comment of P.Teb.701. “BESGRS, 2002.

-Some Aspects of Public Baths in Graeco Roman Egypt, BACPSI, XX, pp. 7-45,   

   2003. a paper published in the acts of the international conference of center of Papyrology and inscriptions, Ain Shams University, "Economy in the Ancient World".

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-Notes on Ptolemaic Monetary crises.

-The role of the state in determining prices and wages in Ptolemaic Egypt.

-Some remarks on the income of land lease in Saite and Ptolemaic Egypt.

-Media of exchange in Ancient Egypt "late period".

Master Title

Guilds in Roman Egypt

Master Abstract

ABSTRACT The thesis entitled “Guilds in Roman Egypt” Aiming to Review the Primer form of social-Economic and social-Religious Institutions in Ancient Egypt, Judaea, Ancient Greece and Roman Period and It’s Effect in formulation of Guilds system and studying deferent Aspects of Guilds system in Roman Egypt.

PHD Title

Prices and wages in Ptolemaic Egypt

PHD Abstract

Summary Thesis Title: The prices of industrial productions and the wages of its laborers’ in Ptolemaic Egypt ‘ documentaries study. By: Hussein Mohamed Ahmed Yousef. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Noshy Kasem “Ph.D. UCLondon”. Emeritus Prof. of Ancient History, Ain Shams Univ. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Sayed Ahmed Aly El-Nassery “Ph.D. UCLondon”. Prof. of Ancient History, Cairo Univ. Grade: Ph.D. Field of Study: Ancient History, Greek Roman Period. The Thesis is an exhaustive documentary study. The data are exclusively drive out from masses of original sources: literary, epigraphic and papyrological. In assessing, analyzing and interpreting the evidence, the views of modern scholars are carefully discussed , culminating in refuting some of these views and substantiating others . The thesis comprises five chapters: the first is a careful study of the prices and wages’ components in ancient Egypt. Besides, the industrial development activated by the Ptolemies, is portrayed in the Ptolemaic planned monopolized economy. Nevertheless, the Ptolemaic economic ordinances were influenced by the Greek point of view. In the next two chapters, analyzing the components of the production, Such as, production tools, row materials costs, and productions' pace, profits percentage. In addition to the “imposed prices” been held by the Ptolemies administrative. Some obstacles the effort to set prices of number of commodities; viz. the absence of a calculable base for the known old measure units. Moreover, many of the old productions cannot be conceived modern mind, for instance, clothes, carpets, doors, windows, boats. etc.... In the fourth chapter are several regulations establishing wages payments, productive or time rates, even, (productive/time rates) together. However, “?????” inception show different interpretation by the contractors, who earn their livelihood through supervising productive phases. Meanwhile, laborers earn their wages for their specialization in one phase or two of production operation, according to the above-mentioned bases. Lastly, expense models have been illustrated by documents, indicating the influences of the economic crises and monetary inflation on prices, wages and life styles. Among the conclusions, the distinguished one is the extremely low wages of laborers. In other words, their wages reduced them to the lowest level of existence, just like the majority of the Egyptians.