Amheida I : : Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 / / Roger S. Bagnall, Giovanni R. Ruffini.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Bagnall, Roger S.,; Ruffini, Giovanni R.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: ISAW Monographs ; 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This 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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- NOTE ON EDITORIAL PROCEDURE -- INTRODUCTION -- TEXTS -- INDICES -- Concordance of Inventory and Publication numbers