Greek Inscriptions on the East Bank
Published on 24. May 2023
Book
Hardback
372 pages
978-90-04-54068-2 (ISBN)
Description
For the first time, this book presents the complete collection of Greek inscriptions of Gebel el-Silsila East - Ancient Egypt's largest and most important sandstone quarry, including lists of names and professions of individuals involved in the quarry expeditions. The inscriptions are described, illustrated and analysed and placed within their archaeological context based on careful documentation in situ with up-to-date methodology. The work makes substantial contributions in the form of novel and improved readings and interpretations of known texts and of the new publication of texts discovered through the fieldwork. It is the first volume of three dealing with Graeco-Roman inscriptions on the east bank, with the following two volumes to cover the demotic texts and quarry marks respectively.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
676 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-54068-2 (9789004540682)
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Maria Nilsson, Ph.D. (2011), is associate professor in Ancient History at Lund University, Director of the Gebel el-Silsila Project. She has published numerous unique studies on ancient graffiti, rock art and iconography, including The crown of Arsinoe II (Oxbow 2012).
Adrienn Almasy-Martin, Ph.D. (2012), ELTE Budapest and EPHE Paris, is a researcher at the project of Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, University of Oxford. She has published Demotic, Greek and Coptic texts, including articles in the series Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava.
John Ward is research assistant at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University, co-Director of the Gebel el-Silsila Project. He specialises in Ancient Quarrying, including 'Mallets, Chisels, Sledges and Boats: the Art of Quarrying at Gebel el-Silsila' (2015).
Adrienn Almasy-Martin, Ph.D. (2012), ELTE Budapest and EPHE Paris, is a researcher at the project of Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, University of Oxford. She has published Demotic, Greek and Coptic texts, including articles in the series Papyrologica Lugduno-Batava.
John Ward is research assistant at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Lund University, co-Director of the Gebel el-Silsila Project. He specialises in Ancient Quarrying, including 'Mallets, Chisels, Sledges and Boats: the Art of Quarrying at Gebel el-Silsila' (2015).
Content
Preface
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
?1?Gebel el-Silsila-the Site
?2?Brief Historical Outline
?3?Research History
?4?Main Objectives
?5?Methodology
?6?Sigla
2 The Material
?1?Introduction
?2?Paleographic Commentary
?3?Onomastic and Prosopographic Commentary
?4?Dates, Professions, and Eeligious Functions
?5?General Commentary on the Chronology
?6?Abbreviations
?7?Singular Alphabetic Letters
?8?Monograms and Ligatures
?9?The Quandary of Literacy
?10?The Graffiti Dialogue
3 The Northern Quarries
?1?Introduction
?2?Quarry 11 (Q11)
?3?Corpus
?4?Quarry 13 (Q13)
?5?The Inscriptions
?6?Corpus
?7?Quarry 14 (Q14)
?8?The Inscriptions
?9?Corpus
?10?Quarry 19 (Q19)
?11?The Inscriptions
?12?Corpus
?13?Rock Art Site 11 (RAS11)
?14?Corpus
4 Q24-Tiberius' Stables
?1?Introduction
?2?Tiberius' Stables and Its Administration Building
?3?The Epigraphy
?4?Quarry Face 'E'
?5?Corpus
?6?Quarry Face 'TS'
?7?Corpus
5 Q34-The Main Quarry
?1?Introduction
?2?Archaeological Overview
?3?The Epigraphy
?4?Contents of Texts
?5?Dedicators
?6?Name Variants and Scribes
?7?Dates, Professions, and Religious Functions
?8?Corpus
6 The Southern Quarries
?1?Introduction
?2?Quarry 35 (Q35-'the Situla Quarry')
?3?Corpus
?4?Quarry 37 (Q37-'the Naos Quarry')
?5?The Epigraphy
?6?Corpus
?7?Quarry 40 (Q40 and 'Commemoration Road')
?8?Corpus
Appendix 1: Quarry Faces Marked with Greek Inscriptions (Nos.)
Appendix 2: Original Photographs
Bibliography
Indices
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
?1?Gebel el-Silsila-the Site
?2?Brief Historical Outline
?3?Research History
?4?Main Objectives
?5?Methodology
?6?Sigla
2 The Material
?1?Introduction
?2?Paleographic Commentary
?3?Onomastic and Prosopographic Commentary
?4?Dates, Professions, and Eeligious Functions
?5?General Commentary on the Chronology
?6?Abbreviations
?7?Singular Alphabetic Letters
?8?Monograms and Ligatures
?9?The Quandary of Literacy
?10?The Graffiti Dialogue
3 The Northern Quarries
?1?Introduction
?2?Quarry 11 (Q11)
?3?Corpus
?4?Quarry 13 (Q13)
?5?The Inscriptions
?6?Corpus
?7?Quarry 14 (Q14)
?8?The Inscriptions
?9?Corpus
?10?Quarry 19 (Q19)
?11?The Inscriptions
?12?Corpus
?13?Rock Art Site 11 (RAS11)
?14?Corpus
4 Q24-Tiberius' Stables
?1?Introduction
?2?Tiberius' Stables and Its Administration Building
?3?The Epigraphy
?4?Quarry Face 'E'
?5?Corpus
?6?Quarry Face 'TS'
?7?Corpus
5 Q34-The Main Quarry
?1?Introduction
?2?Archaeological Overview
?3?The Epigraphy
?4?Contents of Texts
?5?Dedicators
?6?Name Variants and Scribes
?7?Dates, Professions, and Religious Functions
?8?Corpus
6 The Southern Quarries
?1?Introduction
?2?Quarry 35 (Q35-'the Situla Quarry')
?3?Corpus
?4?Quarry 37 (Q37-'the Naos Quarry')
?5?The Epigraphy
?6?Corpus
?7?Quarry 40 (Q40 and 'Commemoration Road')
?8?Corpus
Appendix 1: Quarry Faces Marked with Greek Inscriptions (Nos.)
Appendix 2: Original Photographs
Bibliography
Indices