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Oriental Institute Hawara Papyri
Hughes, George R.; Jasnow, Richard Lewis; Keenan, James G.
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Description for Oriental Institute Hawara Papyri
Hardback. Num Pages: 101 pages, 4 b/w figs, 62 b/w pls, 2 tbs. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 311 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1179.
The papyri published here, chiefly in the collection of the Oriental Institute Museum, comprise part of a large family archive from the town of Hawara in the Egyptian Fayum. Written in Demotic and Greek, the documents (annuity contracts, donations, sales, mortgage agreements, loan repayments) are an excellent source of information about the Egypt of the fourth to third century b.c. Professor George R. Hughes had worked on the ten Oriental Institute Hawara papyri for a number of years, but sadly, it was not possible for him to finish the manuscript before his death in December 1992; he did, however, prepare ... Read more
The papyri published here, chiefly in the collection of the Oriental Institute Museum, comprise part of a large family archive from the town of Hawara in the Egyptian Fayum. Written in Demotic and Greek, the documents (annuity contracts, donations, sales, mortgage agreements, loan repayments) are an excellent source of information about the Egypt of the fourth to third century b.c. Professor George R. Hughes had worked on the ten Oriental Institute Hawara papyri for a number of years, but sadly, it was not possible for him to finish the manuscript before his death in December 1992; he did, however, prepare ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago United States
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
Number of Pages
101
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885923028
SKU
V9781885923028
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