03185nam 2200745Ia 450 991108977800332120260415133619.09786612912054978128291205212829120549783110247053311024705410.1515/9783110247053(CKB)2670000000055912(EBL)655994(OCoLC)692196075(SSID)ssj0000416095(PQKBManifestationID)11297124(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000416095(PQKBWorkID)10421508(PQKB)11025406(MiAaPQ)EBC655994(DE-B1597)113767(OCoLC)844790830(DE-B1597)9783110247053(Au-PeEL)EBL655994(CaPaEBR)ebr10430550(CaONFJC)MIL291205(PPN)175503761(Perlego)652071(EXLCZ)99267000000005591220100929d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrDocumentary Arabic private and business letters on papyrus form and function, content and context /by Eva Mira Grob1st ed.New York, NY ;Berlin De Gruyter20101 online resource (291 p.)Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete - Beihefte ;29Description based upon print version of record.9783110247046 3110247046 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1. Numbers, materials, and distribution over time -- 2. Formulary -- 3. Pragmatics -- 4. Language -- 5. Script and layout -- 6. Summary -- BackmatterArabic letters on papyrus challenge the modern reader. There are few to no diacritical dots to distinguish homographs, no systematic spacing between single words, and in the majority of cases a low degree of graphical structuring. However, contemporary readers usually read and understood these documents easily - probably because the recipient of a letter knew what to expect. The letters are formulaic, and their information packaging follows an algorithm typical for their time and content. Here formulaic letter writing means not only the reuse of the same formulae or topoi but expressing thoughArchiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete - BeihefteArabic lettersHistory and criticismLetter writing, ArabicHistoryManuscripts, Arabic (Papyri)Arabic lettersHistory and criticism.Letter writing, ArabicHistory.Manuscripts, Arabic (Papyri)892.7/6009NM 3500rvkGrob Eva Mira2003096MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911089778003321Documentary Arabic private and business letters on papyrus4787451UNINA