03658nam 22007695 450 991079036680332120230126205540.00-8147-3845-10-8147-7132-710.18574/9780814771327(CKB)2670000000205228(EBL)931200(OCoLC)794664534(SSID)ssj0000676656(PQKBManifestationID)11403760(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676656(PQKBWorkID)10679428(PQKB)10756716(StDuBDS)EDZ0001374923(MiAaPQ)EBC931200(DE-B1597)547066(DE-B1597)9780814771327(EXLCZ)99267000000020522820200608h20122012 fg 0engurnn#---|un|utxtccrAmheida I Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 /Roger S. Bagnall, Giovanni R. RuffiniNew York, NY :New York University Press,[2012]©20121 online resource (262 p.)ISAW Monographs ;7Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-4526-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Front matter --PREFACE --CONTENTS --FIGURES --NOTE ON EDITORIAL PROCEDURE --INTRODUCTION --TEXTS --INDICES --Concordance of Inventory and Publication numbersThis 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.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at NYU (ISAW)OstrakaEgyptTrimithis (Extinct city)Inscriptions, GreekEgyptTrimithis (Extinct city)Inscriptions, EgyptianEgyptTrimithis (Extinct city)Written communicationEgyptTrimithis (Extinct city)Greek languageTextsEgyptian languageTextsExcavations (Archaeology)EgyptAmheida SiteTrimithis (Extinct city)Social life and customsSourcesTrimithis (Extinct city)AntiquitiesAmheida Site (Egypt)OstrakaInscriptions, GreekInscriptions, EgyptianWritten communicationGreek languageEgyptian languageExcavations (Archaeology)487.3Bagnall Roger S.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut322041Ruffini Giovanni R.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autNew York University.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910790366803321Amheida I3852878UNINA