| Regaling Officials in Ptolemaic Egypt: A Dramatic Reading of Official Accounts from the Menches Papers Contributor(s): Verhoogt, Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004142266 ISBN-13: 9789004142268 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2004 Annotation: The book (re)publishes and newly interprets five accounts from the second century BCE Menches Papers. The book offers an imaginative historical reading of the accounts, detailing how in Ptolemaic Egypt various government officials on tour through the country side were received in one specific village (Kerkeosiris) by the local official (village scribe). The accounts also give insight into part of the financial management of the office of village scribe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Ancient - General - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 330.932 |
| LCCN: 2005273812 |
| Series: Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 8.76" W x 11.36" (2.12 lbs) 237 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |