The Epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt
"The book contains 12 chapters, by various authors, discussing aspects of the Greek and Egyptian bilingual and trilingual inscriptions from Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, from the conquest by Alexander the Great (332 BC) to the death of Kleopatra VII (30 BC). It is intended as a complement...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2020
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Oxford studies in ancient documents
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42850617*spi |
| Sumario: | "The book contains 12 chapters, by various authors, discussing aspects of the Greek and Egyptian bilingual and trilingual inscriptions from Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, from the conquest by Alexander the Great (332 BC) to the death of Kleopatra VII (30 BC). It is intended as a complement to the publication of the full texts, with up-to-date commentaries and images, of about 650 inscriptions on stone. These include major decrees of priestly colleges, such as the Rosetta Stone, and a great variety of religious and secular monuments from the whole of Egypt, from Alexandria to Philae. The subjects covered include: the latest technologies for digital imaging of stone inscriptions, the character of Egyptian monuments with Greek text, the survival and collection of bilingual monuments in the 19th century through excavation and the antiquities trade, religious dedications from ?Alexandria and elsewhere, the civic government of Greek foundations and public associations, the role of the military in public epigraphy, verse epigrams, onomastics and palaeography. Overall, the collection offers a comprehensive review of the social, religious and cultural context of the great inscribed monuments of the Ptolemaic dynasty which are akey sources for understanding co-existence of two different cultures and the impact of Ptolemaic rule and Greek immigration in Egypt"-- |
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| Notas: | Incluye apéndice "The origin of this volume of studies of the Greek and bilingual epigraphy of Ptolemaic Egypt (332-30 BC) lies in a conference held in Oxford in April 2016 as part of a project to compile a Corpus of Ptolemaic Inscriptions from Egypt..." |
| Descripción Física: | XXVI, 353 p. : il., gráf., mapa, fot. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [313]-332) e índices |
| ISBN: | 9780198858225 |
