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Recording village life : a Coptic scribe in early Islamic Egypt /

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Recording Village Life presents a close study of over 140 Coptic texts written between 724-756 CE by a single scribe, Aristophanes son of Johannes, of the village Djeme in western Thebes. These texts, which focus primarily on taxation and property concerns, yield a wealth of knowledge about social a...

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Main Author: Cromwell, Jennifer (Author)
Corporate Author: Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2017]
Series:New texts from ancient cultures.
Subjects:
Aristophanes > (Son of Johannes), > active 724-756.
Scribes > Egypt > Jeme (Extinct city)
Copts > Jeme (Extinct city)
Jeme (Extinct city) > History.
Egypt > History > 640-1250.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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