This is the only substantial and up-to-date reference work on the Ptolemaic army. Employing
Greek and Egyptian papyri and inscriptions, and building on approaches developed in state …

Die vorliegende Einführung bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Entwicklung des
altägyptischen Rechts vom Alten Reich bis in das 3. Jahrhundert n. Chr. Ausgangspunkt der …

Under the Ptolemies thousands of Greek-speaking foreigners were resident in Egypt: they
were active in the armed forces, in the administration, in commerce. In official and notarial …

Cutting-edge research by twenty-four international scholars on female power, agency,
health, and literacy in ancient Egypt There has been considerable scholarship in the last fifty …

This study examines how the fluvial environment shaped the writing of Jewish narratives in
Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt (300 BCE–115 CE). It focuses on four texts that narrate the …

This chapter examines two royal Ptolemaic couples who, according to some classical
sources, were reputed to have experienced serious marital crises. The primary focus is on …

Die Bakaler waren bisher aus P. Harris 1 aus der Zeit Ramses' III. und aus Herodot bekannt.
Ein demotisches Ostrakon der Perserzeit aus Charga nennt jetzt Inaros, den Fürsten von …

The author analyses the social background of agriculture in Old Kingdom Egypt as well as
the interaction of its main constituents: institutions, peasants and the royal taxes. The impact …

En Égypte ancienne, une géographie «pratique», ainsi que la nomme Serge Sauneron,
coexistait avec une géographie religieuse. Alors que la première était essentielle pour les …