| A Transportation Archive from Fourth-Century Oxyrhynchus (P. Mich. XX): Volume 49 Contributor(s): Sijpesteijn, P. J. (Editor), Worp, Klaas (Editor), Gagos, Traianos (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0979975832 ISBN-13: 9780979975837 Publisher: American Society of Papyrologists OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 487.4 |
| LCCN: 2011019686 |
| Series: American Studies in Papyrology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.40 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume publishes 27 Greek papyri concerned with the transport of grain from Oxyrhynchus to Alexandria and Pelusium. Each text is presented with introduction, Greek text, English translation, and explanatory notes. In the general introduction the authors discuss the process of grain transport in fourth century C.E. Egypt as illustrated by the texts published here and by others, previously published, from Oxyrhynchus. |