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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 the me...

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Format: Online
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021
Subjects:
ostraca
papyrology
Egyptology
Ancient Egypt
thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DB Ancient, classical and medieval texts
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology::NKD Archaeology by period / region
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QB Historical states, empires, territories and regions::1QBA Ancient World::1QBAE Ancient Egypt
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1Q Other geographical groupings: Oceans and seas, historical, political etc::1QB Historical states, empires, territories and regions::1QBA Ancient World
Online Access:ONIX_20210211_9783110712902_14
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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.

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