Regaling officials in Ptolemaic Egypt : : a dramatic reading of official accounts from the Menches Papers ; (P.L. Bat. 32) / / by Arthur Verhoogt.
The book (re)publishes and newly interprets five accounts from the second century BCE Menches Papers. The book offers an imaginative historical reading of the accounts, detailing how in Ptolemaic Egypt various government officials on tour through the country side were received in one specific villag...
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| Superior document: | Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava; v. 32 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2005] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava;
v. 32. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Notes: | Dissertation. |
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| Summary: | The book (re)publishes and newly interprets five accounts from the second century BCE Menches Papers. The book offers an imaginative historical reading of the accounts, detailing how in Ptolemaic Egypt various government officials on tour through the country side were received in one specific village (Kerkeosiris) by the local official (village scribe). The accounts also give insight into part of the financial management of the office of village scribe. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9047414896 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Arthur Verhoogt. |