Wadi Sarga : Coptic and Greek Texts from the Excavations Undertaken by the Byzantine Research Account (Classic Reprint)

Walter Ewing Crum

ISBN 10: 1332785808 / ISBN 13: 9781332785803

Published by Forgotten Books Nov 2018, 2018

Neuware. Seller Inventory # 9781332785803

Synopsis:

Discover ancient wine receipts from Wadi Sarga and how they reveal everyday commerce in a vanished world.

This work presents Coptic and Greek texts from the excavations conducted by the Byzantine Research Account. It offers translations and notes that help readers understand how receipts and records captured the delivery and handling of wine in a real historical setting. The material illustrates the practical side of ancient trade and the day-to-day life of camel-drivers and suppliers in the region, through carefully edited texts and discussion.

• See receipts and accounts that track wine delivery and payments, with careful editorial notes.


• Learn how the texts are organized and what details like measures, names, and places reveal about commerce.


• Explore the challenges of fragmentary inscriptions and how scholars interpret them.


• Find context that connects Coptic and Greek sources to broader ancient economy studies.

Ideal for readers of papyrology, epigraphy, and historians interested in daily life and trade in late antique Egypt.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Wadi Sarga : Coptic and Greek Texts from the...
Publisher: Forgotten Books Nov 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu