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Record Nr.

UNINA9910737273203321

Autore

Nilsson Maria <1979->

Titolo

Greek inscriptions on the East Bank / / by Maria Nilsson, Adrienn Almásy-Martin, John Ward

Pubbl/distr/stampa

BRILL

ISBN

90-04-54069-5

Disciplina

932/.2

Soggetti

Inscriptions, Greek - Egypt - Silsila, Gebel el-

Silsila, Gebel el- (Egypt) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"For the first time, this book presents the complete collection of Greek inscriptions of Gebel el-Silsila East - Ancient Egypt's largest and most important sandstone quarry, including lists of names and professions of individuals involved in the quarry expeditions. The inscriptions are de- scribed, illustrated and analysed and placed within their archaeological context based on careful documentation in situ with up-to-date methodology. The work makes substantial new contributions in the form of new and improved readings and interpretations of known texts and of the new publication of texts discovered through the fieldwork. It is the first volume of three dealing with Graeco-Roman inscriptions on the east bank, with the following two volumes to cover the demotic texts and quarry marks respectively"--