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Semitic Papyrology in Context: A Climate of Creativity: Papers from a New York University Conference Marking the Retirement of Baruch A. Levine

By Lawrence H. Schiffman

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2003
ISBN
9004128859, 9789004128859, 9789047401858
LCC
PJ3091 .S45 2003
Open Library ID
OL12798803M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1454154 bytes)
Series
Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 14
Pages
302\302
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

One of the major – and complicating - characteristics of the antique Middle East is the interconnection between the Semitic and Greco-Roman cultures. The current volume brings together studies which relate to the multi-cultural traditions of papyrus writing, with special attention regarding the linguistic, literary, and cultural features of these, often documentary texts. Originally presented at a conference in honour of the retirement of Professor Baruch A. Levine, Skirball Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies (New York University). Important for students of the Greco-Roman world and the Near East in Late Antiquity.

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