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ISBN: 9780970059185
Published by : American Society of Papyrologists
Series: American Studies in Papyrology
Volume: 46
Scholars and colleagues of Sarah Clackson honored her memory through a two-day symposium, "The Administration of Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt," held at Christ Church, Oxford, 25-26 September 2004. This rich and varie... .... Learn More

Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Journal
Volume: 38
Table of contents: In memoriam Anna Swiderek
(1925-2008); The Alpha and Omega of Hypallagma; A Heracleopolite
Land Lease of the Fifth Century; Citazione di giuristi romani in
BKT IX 201 (P. Berol. inv. 21295); Ju... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714119687
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: LERTBM
The British Museum's collection of late hieratic religious papyri, particularly those of the Graeco-Roman period, is one of the most important in the world, in terms both of its number and its diversity. The papyri mainly comprise funerary text... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780970059154
Published by : American Society of Papyrologists
Series: American Studies in Papyrology
Volume: 43
Editions of ninety-one papyri associated with the day-to-day administration of the Monastery of Apollo at Bawit during the VIII century, seventy-eight of which are published for the first time. Many of the papyri are orders issued by the head o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780977409426
Published by : Bannerstone Press
^DWhat is the meaning of this story from antiquity, so similar in form to the European folktale? The "Tale of Two Brothers" describes a rite of passage, telling the the nearly universal story of a handsome and chaste young shepherd who reje... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780393330793
Published by : W W Norton
The ancient Egyptians created a world of supernatural forces so vivid, powerful, and inescapable that controlling their destiny within it was their constant preoccupation. In life, supernatural forces manifested themselves through misfortune and i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781906137014
Published by : Golden House Publications
A collection of nine thematic essays on the culture of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate period, focusing on mortuary stelae, inscriptions, burials and coffin decoration. More specifically, it includes papers on 'Principles of decoration ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780970059109
Published by : American Society of Papyrologists
Series: American Studies in Papyrology
Volume: 40
Noted Papyrologist Dr Pieter Johannes Sijpesteijn died in 1996. This publication is a collection of papers dedicated to his memory from his fellow papyrologists. The contributions provide an appealing impression of the multifarious content of p... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780970059161
Published by : American Society of Papyrologists
Series: American Studies in Papyrology
Volume: 44
Greek Documentary Papyri is a volume in the series American Studies in Papyrology . It contains discussions of twenty documentary papyri from the Roman period. .... Learn More