Scribal repertoires in Egypt from the New Kingdom to the early Islamic period / Jennifer Cromwell and Eitan Grossman.

First edition.

9780191821882 (electronic book)

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

Z115.5.E39

091.0932

Reconceptualizes scribal variation in pre-modern Egypt from the perspective of contemporary historical sociolinguistics, as a rich source for understanding the scribes' complex socio-cultural environments. A series of case studies applies this framework to scribal variation spanning thousands of years, from Pharaonic to Islamic Egypt.

Reconceptualizes scribal variation in pre-modern Egypt from the perspective of contemporary historical sociolinguistics, as a rich source for understanding the scribes' complex socio-cultural environments. A series of case studies applies this framework to scribal variation spanning thousands of years, from Pharaonic to Islamic Egypt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Oxford studies in ancient documents.

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