The Petra papyri / edited by Jaakko Frösén, Antti Arjava, and Marjo Lehtinen ; with contributions by Zbigniew T. Fiema [and others].

Published: Amman : American Center of Oriental Research, [2002-]
Copyright Date: ©2002-
Physical Description: volumes : illustrations, maps ; 34 cm.
Additional Creators: Frösén, Jaakko, Arjava, Antti, Lehtinen, Marjo, and Fiema, Zbigniew T.

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Series

American Center of Oriental Research publications ; no. 4.

Language Note

Texts in Ancient Greek with English translation and commentary.

Summary

What is called the Petra archive or Petra papyri is a group of ca. 140 carbonized papyrus rolls found in 1993 in a room adjacent to the main Byzantine church of Petra. The documents date from the 6th century. They are private papers of a well-to-do local family, mainly financial documents concerning marriage, inheritance, sales, loans and disputes, but also documents connected with taxation. The documents are written in Greek. The Petra Papyri are one of the most important finds of ancient documentary texts ever made outside of Egypt.

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ISBN

9789957854324 ([v.] 3)
9957854321 ([v.] 3)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [xi]-xix) and index.

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UP-PAT copy, vols. 1, 3: Purchased with funds from the 611 Open MRI Libraries Collections Endowment in the Classics in Honor of Sue and Joe Paterno; 20078.

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611 Open MRI Libraries Collections Endowment in the Classics in Honor of Sue and Joe Paterno

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