A Study Of Administration During The Rule Of Libyan Period In Ancient Egypt

The administration during the Libyan rule showed many new features different from the traditional operation mode and management system of ancient Egypt.The reason is that the Libyans with tribal status as the main feature in this period,in the process of taking charge of the bureaucratic machinery,the two management models have undergone different degrees of fission and reorganization at different administrative levels.The Libyans infiltrated and settled in ancient Egypt as mercenaries as the starting point of the known exchanges between the two sides,and then gradually moved to the upper military level in a slow and long-term way,which was valued by the king,which laid a military foundation for the Libyans to reach the peak of power in the future.In order to publicize the legitimacy of Libya’s rule,the Libyan rulers,led by Mendes,took the lead in displaying the image of the king and the kingship,especially in terms of the title representing the kingship,and made many efforts to publicize its legal status in an active and powerful way,easing the social out-of-control caused by regime change,and ensuring the orderly operation of the new regime at the level of national order.From the perspective of the traditional Egyptian kingship,it is clear that the Libyan rulers have become the real monarch of the country,or at least have achieved the expected effect of the traditional description of the image of the Egyptian king and the performance of their duties that they should have.However,in the specific management process,the Libyan regime still failed to get rid of the practical problem of how ethnic groups from different cultures arrange and distribute political interests in limited resources.The Libyan group with tribal culture as the prominent feature emphasized family lineage,placed the royal relatives in important positions at the central or local level and re-elected for generations.This move made the old Egyptian nobles challenge or attack the Libyan rulers for many times,thus triggering another round of power competition.The Libyan tribal management model has been constantly included in this mixed system in the process of war and negotiation and compromise,and its beneficiary groups range from Egypt to the western oasis.No matter how the Libyan rulers resolve the differences between different groups or narrow the distance between different cultures in political practice,they still follow the Libyan tribal power structure and type in the power operation system.It explains how the Libyan regime can still exist for hundreds of years under the environment of local unity and overall division.The function of thought in the political system is fully reflected in the new throne succession system created by the Libyan rulers.According to the role played by the priests in the ideological field,the Libyan crown prince further expanded the "non religious" power.This political practice became the springboard for promotion to the king,thus reshaping the political relationship between the traditional priests and the king.The upper operating mechanism of the ruling class based on the "split clan" system has actually institutionalized the "brotherhood inheritance principle" and the derived "brotherhood" of the tribal society,so as to further consolidate the stable operation of the administrative system.The unique tribal management of the Libyans in Egyptian society is essentially the reflection of the two civilizations at the administrative level,and the remolding of the national identity and local identity in the Egyptian land.This dynamic relationship between Libya and ancient Egypt in political and cultural aspects actually indirectly shows the microcosm of the interaction between different ethnic groups in the ancient world.