Amheida I : Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 / Giovanni R. Ruffini, Roger S. Bagnall.
Bagnall, Roger S., author.; Ruffini, Giovanni R., author.
2012
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Title Amheida I : Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 / Giovanni R. Ruffini, Roger S. Bagnall.
Author Bagnall, Roger S., author.
ISBN 9780814771327
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814745267.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright ©2012
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9780814745267.001.0001 doi
Call Number PA3371
Dewey Decimal Classification 487/.3
Summary This volume presents 455 inscribed pottery fragments, or ostraka, found during NYU's excavations at Amheida in the western desert of Egypt. The majority date to the Late Roman period (3rd to 4th century AD), a time of rapid social change in Egypt and the ancient Mediterranean generally. Amheida was a small administrative center, and the full publication of these brief texts illuminates the role of writing in the daily lives of its inhabitants. The subjects covered by the Amheida ostraka include the distribution of food, the administration of wells, the commercial lives of inhabitants, their education, and other aspects of life neglected in literary sources. The authors provide a full introduction to the technical aspects of terminology and chronology, while also situating this important evidence in its historical, social and regional context.
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Added Author Ruffini, Giovanni R., author.
Series ISAW Monographs ; ; 7
In New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
Available in Other Form print 9780814745267
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