03778nam 2200793 a 450 991081776650332120200520144314.00-8147-3845-10-8147-7132-710.18574/9780814771327(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)99267000000020522820111017d2012 uy 0engurnn#---|un|utxtccrOstraka from Trimithis texts from the 2004-2007 /by Roger S. Bagnall and Giovanni R. Ruffini ; with contributions by Raffaella Cribiore and Gunter VittmannNew York New York University Press Institute for the Study of the Ancient World20121 online resource (262 p.)Amheida I ;v. 1Description 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 S322041Ruffini Giovanni1974-791679Cribiore Raffaella190140Vittmann Gunther1750299New York University.Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817766503321Ostraka from Trimithis4184903UNINA