Using ostraca in the ancient world : new discoveries and methodologies /

Throughout Egypt's long history, pottery sherds and flakes of limestone were commonly used for drawings and short-form texts in a number of languages. These objects are conventionally called ostraca, and thousands of them have been and continue to be discovered. This volume highlights some of t...

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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Bülow-Jacobsen, Adam (Contributor), Haring, Ben (Contributor), Redon, Bérangère (Contributor), Caputo, Clementina (Editor), Cromwell, Jennifer (Contributor), Lougovaya, Julia (Editor), Schentuleit, Maren (Contributor), Folmer, M. L. (Contributor), Chaufray, Marie-Pierre, 1980- (Contributor), Davoli, Paola (Contributor), Lippert, Sandra Luisa (Contributor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]
Series:	Materiale Textkulturen ; Bd 32.
Subjects:	Ostraka > Egypt. Ostraka. Electronic books. Ostraca. Livres numériques. Ostraca > Égypte. ostraka. e-books. HISTORY > Ancient > Egypt. Ostraka Egypt Ancient Egypt. Egyptology. Papyrology. proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Throughout Egypt's long history, pottery sherds and flakes of limestone were commonly used for drawings and short-form texts in a number of languages. These objects are conventionally called ostraca, and thousands of them have been and continue to be discovered. This volume highlights some of the methodologies that have been developed for analyzing the archaeological contexts, material aspects, and textual peculiarities of ostraca.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 245 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783110712902 3110712903 9783110712865 3110712865 9783110712957 3110712954
ISSN:	2198-6932 ;