The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology

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Roger S. Bagnall
Oxford University Press, USA, 27 juil. 2009 - 688 pages
Thousands of texts, written over a period of three thousand years on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Persian, and other languages, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology provides an introduction to the world of these ancient documents and literary texts, ranging from the raw materials of writing to the languages used, from the history of papyrology to its future, and from practical help in reading papyri to frank opinions about the nature of the work of papyrologists. This volume, the first major reference work on papyrology written in English, takes account of the important changes experienced by the discipline within especially the last thirty years. Including new work by twenty-seven international experts and more than one hundred illustrations, The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology will serve as an invaluable guide to the subject.
 

Table des matières

1 Writing Materials in the Ancient World
3
The Archaeology of Papyrology
30
3 The History of the Discipline
59
4 Conservation of Ancient Papyrus Materials
79
5 Greek and Latin Writing in the Papyri
101
6 The Greek and Latin Languages in the Papyri
149
7 Abbreviations and Symbols
170
Chronology Geography Measures Currency Names Prosopography and Technical Vocabulary
179
Types and Categories
358
Egyptian Aramaic and Greek Documentation
395
Greek Latin Coptic and Persian Documentation
418
19 Arabic Papyri and Islamic Egypt
452
20 The Papyrology of the Near East
473
21 Writing Histories from the Papyri
495
22 Geography and Administration in Egypt 332 bce642 ce
521
Hellenization Fusion Romanization
541

9 Editing a Papyrus
197
10 Archives and Dossiers
216
11 The Ancient Book
256
12 Papyrology and Ancient Literature
282
13 The Special Case of Herculaneum
303
14 Education in the Papyri
320
15 Mathematics Science and Medicine in the Papyri
338
24 Egyptian Religion and Magic in the Papyri
561
25 The Papyri and Early Christianity
590
26 Manichaeism and Gnosticism in the Papyri
623
27 The Future of Papyrology
644
Index
661
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Roger S. Bagnall is Director of the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and Professor of Ancient History at New York University.

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