The Herakleopolite Nome: A Catalogue of the Toponyms

by Maria R. Faliverne (Editor)

Overview

Falivene presents an A-Z listing of names in the Herakleopite nome, a district of Middle Egypt, largely based on Greek papyri dating from the third century BC to the eighth century AD. The importance of the Herakleopite villages is discussed along with the likely provenance of the documents upon which this study is based.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780788504129
Publisher:	American Society of Papyrologists
Publication date:	12/31/1998
Series:	American Studies in Papyrology Series
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	90.00(w) x 11.75(h) x 1.00(d)

Editorial Reviews

Based on the Greek papyri dating from the third century BC to the eighth AD, catalogues place names in a region south of Alexandria from which the city drew the resources to maintain it as a world city. Also investigates the provenance of the papyri themselves, most of which can be traced to a limited number of sites. Takes some account of the Demotic and Coptic papyri that began to appear in the region during the Ptolemaic period, but focuses mainly on the Greek. Includes a 20" x 30" map. Developed from the second half of a 1987 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of London. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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