▁draw ▁luck ▁for ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁health y ▁children . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁The ▁proportion ▁of ▁d war fs ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁c emetery ▁in ▁A by d os ▁is ▁much ▁larger ▁than ▁in ▁a ▁normal ▁population . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁d war fs ▁were ▁bought ▁from ▁elsewhere ▁- ▁or ▁even ▁came ▁to ▁Egypt ▁volunt arily ▁as ▁a ▁land ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁expect ▁to ▁rise ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁social ▁status . ▁In ▁support ▁for ▁this ▁hypothesis , ▁Hermann ▁J unker , ▁Jacques ▁Jean ▁Cl ére ▁and ▁Hans ▁Felix ▁Wolf ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁word ▁Is ww , ▁ ▁meaning ▁" I ▁have ▁bought ▁( this )", ▁and ▁which ▁often ▁occurs ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁d war fs . ▁However , ▁it ▁remains ▁unclear ▁if ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁d war fs ▁and ▁pyg m ies ▁were ▁bought ▁or ▁if ▁they ▁" rent ed " ▁themselves ▁to ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁tem ples , ▁shr ines ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁ph ara oh ' s ▁court . ▁Es pecially ▁during ▁the ▁Early ▁D yn astic ▁Period ▁( c . ▁ 3 1 0 0 – 2 6 8 0 ▁BC ) ▁and ▁Old ▁Kingdom ▁( c . ▁ 2 6 8 0 – 2 1 8 0 ▁BC ), ▁it ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁upper - class ▁households ▁that ▁important ▁sums ▁of ▁some ▁kind ▁were ▁paid ▁whenever ▁d war fs ▁performed ▁public ▁d ances ▁or ▁other ▁duties . ▁Similarly , ▁valu ables ▁were ▁ex changed ▁whenever ▁d war fs ▁and