{"product_id":"amheida-i","title":"Amheida I","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents 455 inscribed pottery fragments, or ostraka,\u003cbr\u003e\nfound during NYU’s excavations at Amheida in the western desert of Egypt. The\u003cbr\u003e\nmajority date to the Late Roman period (3rd to 4th century AD), a time of rapid\u003cbr\u003e\nsocial change in Egypt and the ancient Mediterranean generally. Amheida was a\u003cbr\u003e\nsmall administrative center, and the full publication of these brief texts\u003cbr\u003e\nilluminates the role of writing in the daily lives of its inhabitants. The\u003cbr\u003e\nsubjects covered by the Amheida ostraka include the distribution of food, the\u003cbr\u003e\nadministration of wells, the commercial lives of inhabitants, their education,\u003cbr\u003e\nand other aspects of life neglected in literary sources. The authors provide a\u003cbr\u003e\nfull introduction to the technical aspects of terminology and chronology, while\u003cbr\u003e\nalso situating this important evidence in its historical, social and regional\u003cbr\u003e\ncontext. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOnline edition available as part of the NYU Library's Ancient World Digital Library and in partnership with the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54222609940824,"sku":"9780814745267","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780814745267__6773146974b2c.jpg?v=1741160410","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/amheida-i","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}