Books
Available to buy at https://brill.com/view/title/37964?format=HC
Amyrtaeus, only pharaoh of t... more Available to buy at https://brill.com/view/title/37964?format=HC
Amyrtaeus, only pharaoh of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty, shook off the shackles of Persian rule in 404 BCE; a little over seventy years later, Ptolemy son of Lagus started the ‘Greek millennium’ (J.G. Manning’s phrase) in Egypt―living long enough to leave a powerful kingdom to his youngest son, Ptolemy II, in 282. In this book, expert studies document the transformation of Egypt through the dynamic fourth century, and the inauguration of the Ptolemaic state. Ptolemy built up his position as ruler subtly and steadily. Continuity and change marked the Egyptian-Greek encounter. The calendar, the economy and coinage, the temples, all took on new directions. In the great new city of Alexandria, the settlers’ burial customs had their own story to tell.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Recording Village Life presents a close study of over 140 Coptic texts written between 724–756 CE... more Recording Village Life presents a close study of over 140 Coptic texts written between 724–756 CE by a single scribe, Aristophanes son of Johannes, of the village Djeme in western Thebes. These texts, which focus primarily on taxation and property concerns, yield a wealth of knowledge about social and economic changes happening at both the community and country-wide levels during the early years of Islamic rule in Egypt. Additionally, they offer a fascinating picture of the scribe’s role within this world, illuminating both the practical aspects of his work and the social and professional connections with clients for whom he wrote legal documents.
Papyrological analysis of Aristophanes’ documents, within the context of the textual record of the village, shows a new and divergent scribal practice that reflects broader trends among his contemporaries: Aristophanes was part of a larger, national system of administrative changes, enacted by the country’s Arab rulers in order to better control administrative practices and fiscal policies within the country. Yet Aristophanes’ dossier shows him not just as an administrator, revealing details about his life, his role in the community, and the elite networks within which he operated. This unique perspective provides new insights into both the micro-history of an individual’s experience of eighth-century Theban village life, and its reflection in the macro social, economic, and political trends in Egypt at this time.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Articles and Book Chapters
Egyptian textiles and their production: ‘word’ and ‘object’, 2020
Entire book available to download here: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/zeabook/86/
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
The Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World (ed. Sabine Huebner and Christian Laes), 2019
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Chronique d’Égypte, 2018
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Scribal Repertoires in Egypt from the New Kingdom to the Early Islamic Period, 2018
Preview only (section 1)
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Preview only (section 1)
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Egyptian Archaeology 51, 2017
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
The Cultural Manifestations of Religious Experience: Studies in Honour of Boyo G. Ockinga
Note: only a preview of the article is provided here, until the one-year moratorium period has el... more Note: only a preview of the article is provided here, until the one-year moratorium period has elapsed. If you would like the full article, please contact me.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Coptic Society, Literature and Religion from Late Antiquity to Modern Times, 2016
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Thebes during the early Islamic period provides an excellent opportunity to study the work of Cop... more Thebes during the early Islamic period provides an excellent opportunity to study the work of Coptic scribes in the main village in the area, Djeme (Medinet Habu). Not only is there a vast amount of written material dating to the 7th and 8th centuries, many documents are signed, allowing the study of the dossiers of individual scribes. At the time of their original publication, some of these scribes were not identified. This includes the men who wrote P.KRU 34 and 55. Re-examination of these papyri corrects this situation, enabling the two men responsible – Paulos son of Kabiou and Shenoute son of Elias – to be added to the growing number of known scribes and writers from this region. This study includes new editions, commentaries, and the first published images of both documents.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of Papyrology Warsaw, 29 July – 3 August 2013, 2016
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 195, 2015
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
The Petrie Museum of Archaeology: Characters and Collections (Ed. A. Stevenson)
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
PUG V 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225a–d (Coptic Papyri of the University of Genoa) S. Perrone (ed.), Papiri dell'Università di Genova (PUG), vol. 5: 111–136, pls. 23–32, 2015
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
in P. Bukovec (ed), Christlicher Orient im Porträt. Religionen im Vorderen Orient, Band 2 (Hamburg): 407–422, 2014
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Uploads
Books
Amyrtaeus, only pharaoh of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty, shook off the shackles of Persian rule in 404 BCE; a little over seventy years later, Ptolemy son of Lagus started the ‘Greek millennium’ (J.G. Manning’s phrase) in Egypt―living long enough to leave a powerful kingdom to his youngest son, Ptolemy II, in 282. In this book, expert studies document the transformation of Egypt through the dynamic fourth century, and the inauguration of the Ptolemaic state. Ptolemy built up his position as ruler subtly and steadily. Continuity and change marked the Egyptian-Greek encounter. The calendar, the economy and coinage, the temples, all took on new directions. In the great new city of Alexandria, the settlers’ burial customs had their own story to tell.
Papyrological analysis of Aristophanes’ documents, within the context of the textual record of the village, shows a new and divergent scribal practice that reflects broader trends among his contemporaries: Aristophanes was part of a larger, national system of administrative changes, enacted by the country’s Arab rulers in order to better control administrative practices and fiscal policies within the country. Yet Aristophanes’ dossier shows him not just as an administrator, revealing details about his life, his role in the community, and the elite networks within which he operated. This unique perspective provides new insights into both the micro-history of an individual’s experience of eighth-century Theban village life, and its reflection in the macro social, economic, and political trends in Egypt at this time.
Articles and Book Chapters
Amyrtaeus, only pharaoh of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty, shook off the shackles of Persian rule in 404 BCE; a little over seventy years later, Ptolemy son of Lagus started the ‘Greek millennium’ (J.G. Manning’s phrase) in Egypt―living long enough to leave a powerful kingdom to his youngest son, Ptolemy II, in 282. In this book, expert studies document the transformation of Egypt through the dynamic fourth century, and the inauguration of the Ptolemaic state. Ptolemy built up his position as ruler subtly and steadily. Continuity and change marked the Egyptian-Greek encounter. The calendar, the economy and coinage, the temples, all took on new directions. In the great new city of Alexandria, the settlers’ burial customs had their own story to tell.
Papyrological analysis of Aristophanes’ documents, within the context of the textual record of the village, shows a new and divergent scribal practice that reflects broader trends among his contemporaries: Aristophanes was part of a larger, national system of administrative changes, enacted by the country’s Arab rulers in order to better control administrative practices and fiscal policies within the country. Yet Aristophanes’ dossier shows him not just as an administrator, revealing details about his life, his role in the community, and the elite networks within which he operated. This unique perspective provides new insights into both the micro-history of an individual’s experience of eighth-century Theban village life, and its reflection in the macro social, economic, and political trends in Egypt at this time.
Inaugural lecture by Dr Joyce Tyldesley: "Nefertiti's Face"