The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology (Oxford Handbooks)

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. Writing materials in the ancient world -- Adam Bülow-Jacobsen The finds of papyri : the archaeology of papyrology -- Hélène Cuvigny The history of the discipline -- James G. Keenan Conservation of ancient papyrus materials -- Jaakko Frösén Greek and Latin writing in the papyri -- Guglielmo Cavallo The Greek and Latin languages in the papyri -- Eleanor Dickey Abbreviations and symbols -- Nikolaos Gonis Practical help : chronology, geography, measures, currency, names, prosopography, and technical vocabulary -- Roger S. Bagnall Editing a papyrus -- Paul Schubert Archives and dossiers -- Katelijn Vandorpe The ancient book -- William A. Johnson Papyrology and ancient literature -- Timothy Renner The special case of Herculaneum -- David Sider Education in the papyri -- Raffaella Cribiore Mathematics, science, and medicine in the papyri -- Alexander Jones The range of documentary texts : types and categories -- Bernhard Palme The multilingual environment of Persian and Ptolematic Egypt : Egyptian, Aramaic, and Greek documentation -- Dorothy J. Thompson The multilingual environment of late antique Egypt : Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Persian documentation -- Jean-Luc Fournet Arabic papyri and Islamic Egypt -- Petra M. Sijpesteijn The papyrology of the Near East -- Jean Gascou Writing histories from the papyri -- Todd M. Hickey Geography and administration in Egypt (332 BCE-642 CE) -- Maria Rosaria Falivene Law in Graeco-Roman Egypt : Hellenization, Fusion, Romanization -- Uri Yiftach-Firanko Egyptian religion and magic in the papyri -- Willy Clarysse The papryi and early Christianity -- David G. Martinez Manichaeism and gnosticism in the papryi -- Cornelia Römer The future of papyrology -- Peter van Minnen.

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.

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. This book 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. It takes account of the important changes experienced by the discipline, especially within the last thirty years. -- Publisher description 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. --from publisher description Thousands of documentary and literary texts written on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Persian, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Here experts provide a comprehensive guide to understanding this ancient documentary evidence.