{"product_id":"amheida-i-ostraka-from-trimithis-volume-1-hardcover","title":"Amheida I: Ostraka from Trimithis, Volume 1 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger S. Bagnall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiovanni R. Ruffini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents 455 inscribed pottery fragments, or ostraka, \u003cbr\u003efound during NYU's excavations at Amheida in the western desert of Egypt. The\u003cbr\u003emajority date to the Late Roman period (3rd to 4th century AD), a time of rapid\u003cbr\u003esocial change in Egypt and the ancient Mediterranean generally. Amheida was a\u003cbr\u003esmall administrative center, and the full publication of these brief texts\u003cbr\u003eilluminates the role of writing in the daily lives of its inhabitants. The\u003cbr\u003esubjects covered by the Amheida ostraka include the distribution of food, the\u003cbr\u003eadministration of wells, the commercial lives of inhabitants, their education, \u003cbr\u003eand other aspects of life neglected in literary sources. The authors provide a\u003cbr\u003efull introduction to the technical aspects of terminology and chronology, while\u003cbr\u003ealso situating this important evidence in its historical, social and regional\u003cbr\u003econtext. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnline edition available as part of the NYU Library's Ancient World Digital Library and in partnership with the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger S. Bagnall (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Roger S. Bagnall is Leon Levy Director and Professor of Ancient History Emeritus at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. He is author, co-author, and editor of many books including \u003ci\u003eEgypt in Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEveryday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGiovanni R. Ruffini (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGiovanni R. Ruffini\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Classical Studies at Fairfield University, where he directs the Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program. His books include \u003ci\u003eMedieval Nubia: A Social and Economic History\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford, 2012) and \u003ci\u003eLife in an Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge, 2018). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47391909150969,"sku":"9780814745267","price":118.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2IT2c9MSBg9780814745267.webp?v=1770232469","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/amheida-i-ostraka-from-trimithis-volume-1-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}