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Amheida I - Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 (Hardcover, New)
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Amheida I - Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 (Hardcover, New)
Series: ISAW Monographs
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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.
Online edition available as part of the NYU Library's Ancient World
Digital Library and in partnership with the Institute for the Study
of the Ancient World (ISAW).
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