(H/B) SELECT PAPYRI (VOLUME I)

Παρουσίαση

This volume represents the first stage in the fulfilment of a long-standing undertaking to edit for the Loeb Library a selection of non-literary Graeco-Roman papyri. Its appearance has been expedited by the assistance of Mr. C. C. Edgar, who recently took upon himself the bulk of the work; to him belongs a corresponding share of any credit that may attach to the production of this book. The documents here edited are concerned exclusively with private affairs; a second volume contains official papers. An endeavour has been made to avoid, so far as possible, papyri which have previously been utilized in other selections; a certain amount of repetition was, however, unavoidable. Where English translations were already available, as in the case of texts taken from the publications of the Egypt Exploration Society or the Amherst or the Rylands Papyri, these have been revised, but are often used with a minimum of change. We are furthermore indebted to Professor A. E. R. Boak for permission to print a Michigan papyrus [before its publication]. (from the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

INTRODUCTION
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Egyptian dates
Egyptian money
Method of abbreviations
DOCUMENTS
Agreements
Receipts
Wills
Disownment
Letters
Memoranda
Imitations
Orders for payment
Agenda
Accounts and lists
Questions to oracles
Christian prayers
Gnostic charm
Horoscopes
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS
INDEX OF SOURCES