More Texts from the Archive of Socrates: Papyri from House 17, Level B, and Other Locations in Karanis (P. Cair. Mich. III)

This volume contains editions of 35 texts, which have been excavated nearly 100 years ago in the ancient Egyptian village of Karanis, and which were still waiting publication. As all texts written on papyrus from the Egyptian countryside, these texts give a new insight into the life of the people wh...

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Other Authors: El-Maghrabi, Mohamed Gaber (Editor), Römer, Cornelia 1953- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter [2021]
Series:Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete - Beihefte 45
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Online Access:DE-1043
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Summary:This volume contains editions of 35 texts, which have been excavated nearly 100 years ago in the ancient Egyptian village of Karanis, and which were still waiting publication. As all texts written on papyrus from the Egyptian countryside, these texts give a new insight into the life of the people who dwelled in a typical village of the Roman period in Egypt. The texts show the cultural diversity of those who cohabitated, whether they had Greek or Egyptian names, whether their main gods were the crocodiles or Zeus. In the lives of all of them tax-paying played an important role, as well as caring for their cattle and fields, doing business, and fullfilling the obligations of the Roman government. In particular interesting is the personage of Socrates the tax-collector. Since the ruins of Karanis are still standing (and worth a visit) with two nearly intact temples from the period of the texts, a more complete image of village life emerges from texts and the archaeology behind them. Papyrologists welcome every newly published text as a further stone of the mosaic image that they try to create of the past
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021)
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVIII, 214 pages)
ISBN:9783110714524
DOI:10.1515/9783110714524

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