Papyrology and the history of early Islamic Egypt
Annotation, Tens of thousands of documents dating form the late Byzantine and early Islamic periods have been found in Egypt. These texts, written on papyrus and a variety of other materials, in Greek, Coptic Egyptian, and Arabic, offer a unique, but underutilized resource for the study of a society...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2004
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| In: | Year: 2004 |
| Series/Journal: | Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts 0929-2403
v. 55 Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts v. 55 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt
/ Papyrology
/ History 640-1250
B Egypt / Papyrology / History 600-1200 |
| Further subjects: | B
Conference papers and proceedings
B Egypt B Egypt Congresses History Sources 640-1250 B History B Egypt History 640-1250 Sources Congresses B Égypte Congrès Histoire Sources 640-1250 Egypt B Geschiedbronnen B Regions & Countries - Africa B Electronic books B History ; Sources B Electronic books Conference proceedings B History & Archaeology B Egypt History 640-1250 B Conference program |
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| Summary: | Annotation, Tens of thousands of documents dating form the late Byzantine and early Islamic periods have been found in Egypt. These texts, written on papyrus and a variety of other materials, in Greek, Coptic Egyptian, and Arabic, offer a unique, but underutilized resource for the study of a society experiencing a profound transformation, this volume collects papers given at the conference "Documentary Evidence and the History of Early Islamic Egypt", including editions of previously unpublished Greek, Coptic, and Arabic documents, historical and linguistic studies which make use of documentary evidence, a discussion of the importance of Arabic literary papyri, and an introduction to papyrology and its relevance for the study of this period of Egyptian history |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 9047405471 |