Oxyrhynchus was a vibrant ancient city and a remarkable archaeological site. Oxyrhynchus: A City and its Texts immerses the reader in its rich material culture and captivating art objects, from sculptures to draftsmanship, all set against the backdrop of numerous papyrus texts. It offers an exploration of the site itself – its city plan, topography, monuments and art architecture – and delves into the history of the excavations carried out in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Ultimately, it weaves together a compelling synthesis of the social, cultural and intellectual life under Greek, Roman and Byzantine rule, igniting a deeper appreciation for this fascinating chapter of Egyptian history.
Price: £75.00
Pages: 454
Publisher: Egypt Exploration Society
Imprint: Egypt Exploration Society
Series: Graeco-Roman Memoirs
Publication Date:
31 December 2007
ISBN: 9780856981777
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Ancient history, Middle Eastern history
Preface
List of Figures
List of Plates
List of Tables
City and Excavation:
1 Oxyrhynchus: A City and its Texts (Revel A. Coles)
2 The Graeco-Roman Branch of the Egypt Exploration Society (E. G. Turner)
3 News Reports: The Excavations and their Journalistic Coverage (Dominic Montserrat)
4 Papyruskartell: The Papyri and the Movement of Antiquities (Alain Martin)
5 Oxyrhynkhos Revisited (W. M. F. Petrie)
6 The Great Theatre (Donald M. Bailey)
7 Grave-Reliefs and Architectural Sculpture (Klaus Parlasca)
8 The Italian Excavations (Rosario Pintaudi)
9 The Kuwaiti Excavations, 1985–87 (Géza Fehérvári)
10 Recent Archaeological Work (Josep Padró)
Papyri, Society, and Government:
11 Roman Oxyrhynchus (E. G. Turner)
12 Oxyrhynchus and Rome (E. G. Turner)
13 Roman Oxyrhynchus: City and People (Alan K. Bowman)
14 Family and Society in Roman Oxyrhynchus (Roger S. Bagnall)
15 The Emergence of Municipal Offices in the Nome-Capitals of Egypt (Dieter Hagedorn)
16 Oxyrhynchus and its Hinterland (Jane Rowlandson)
17 The Food Supply (Michael Sharp)
18 Latin Texts and Roman Citizens (J. David Thomas)
Literature, Art, and Science:
19 Editing the New Finds: Glimpses from the Correspondence of A. S. Hunt (Luigi Lehnus)
20 Scribes and Scholars (E. G. Turner)
21 Copyists of Oxyrhynchus (Peter Parsons)
22 Readers and Intellectuals (Dirk Obbink)
23 The Schools (Raffaella Cribiore)
24 Drawing a Fine Line in Oxyrhynchus (Helen Whitehouse)
25 Astrologers and their Astronomy (Alexander Jones)
26 New Testament Papyri and the Transmission of the New Testament (Eldon Jay Epp)
27 Coptic Oxyrhynchus (Sarah Clackson)
Archival Materials:
28 Excavations at Oxyrhynchus (1896–1907) (Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt)
29 Objects from Oxyrhynchus in the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum (Donald M. Bailey)
Index of Ancient Manuscripts (Papyri, Ostraca, Codices) and Inscriptions Cited
Index of Ancient and Medieval Works and Authors Cited
General Index
Plates
