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1 online resource (xviii, 158 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Cambridge classical studies |
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Cambridge classical studies.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017). |
| Contents |
Introduction to the Edfu land survey; The Edfu land survey in context; Acquisition and physical description; Date and nature of the survey; Survey operations and the officials involved; Fiscal land categories; Taxes; Condition and use of the land; Historical discussion -- Overview of the Edfu land survey -- Text and translation -- Commentary. |
| Summary |
This book provides the first edition with an extensive introduction and full commentary of a unique land survey written on papyrus in Greek which derives from that area of southern (Upper) Egypt known as the Apollonopolite (or Edfu) nome and is now preserved in Copenhagen. Dating from the late second century BC, this survey provides a new picture of both landholding and taxation in the area which differs significantly from that currently accepted. The introduction sets this new evidence in its contemporary context, drawing particular attention to what it reveals about the nature of the relations of the Ptolemaic royal administration with local grandees, Egyptian temples and the army. No student of Hellenistic Egypt can afford to ignore this text, which importantly extends our knowledge of Upper Egypt under the Ptolemaic kings and involves some modification to the prevailing picture of landholding in Hellenistic Egypt. |
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Online version restricted to NUS staff and students only through NUSNET. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity; World Wide Web browser. |
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Papyrus Haun. IV 70.
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Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Egypt.
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Christensen, Thorolf, editor, translator, writer of added commentary.
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Thompson, Dorothy J., 1939- editor, translator, writer of added commentary.
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Vandorpe, Katelijn, editor, translator, writer of added commentary.
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| ISBN |
9781316671245 (ebook) |
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9781107159105 (hardback) |
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9781316612057 (paperback) |
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