Land and Taxes in Ptolemaic Egypt: An Edition, Translation and Commentary for the Edfu Land Survey (P. Haun. IV 70)

Author:   Thorolf Christensen (University of Cambridge) ,  Dorothy J. Thompson (Girton College, Cambridge) ,  Katelijn Vandorpe (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
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Pages:   201
Publication Date:   19 August 2021
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Land and Taxes in Ptolemaic Egypt: An Edition, Translation and Commentary for the Edfu Land Survey (P. Haun. IV 70)


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Author:   Thorolf Christensen (University of Cambridge) ,  Dorothy J. Thompson (Girton College, Cambridge) ,  Katelijn Vandorpe (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9781316612057


ISBN 10:   1316612058
Pages:   201
Publication Date:   19 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Part I. Introduction to the Edfu Land Survey: 1. The Edfu land survey in context; 2. Acquisition and physical description; 3. Date and nature of the survey; 4. Survey operations and the officials involved; 5. Fiscal land categories; 6. Taxes; 7. Condition and use of the land; 8. Historical discussion; 9. Overview of the Edfu land survey; Part II. Text and Translation: Part III. Commentary.

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Thorolf Christensen is an assistant solicitor with Latham and Co. Solicitors in Loughborough and also a Notary Public. He has studied papyrology at the Universities of Copenhagen and Cambridge. Dorothy J. Thompson was Director of Studies in Classics at Girton College, Cambridge, and Newton Trust Affiliated Lecturer in Ancient History in the Faculty of Classics. Since she retired, Dorothy has been a Fellow of Girton College and a Bye-Fellow of Clare College and is still actively involved in lecturing and research. Her book Memphis under the Ptolemies (1988; 2nd edition 2012) was awarded the James H. Breasted Prize. She is a Fellow of the British Academy and Honorary President of the International Association of Papyrologists. Katelijn Vandorpe is full professor of Ancient History at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Her main field of research is Graeco-Roman Egypt, and her publications include text editions and studies on onomastics, institutions and socio-economic aspects of this multi-cultural society. She is (co-)author of three books on archival research. She is a member of the board of international journals and learned societies (International Association of Papyrologists, CBRAG: Centre belge de recherches archéologiques en Grèce, Association Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth). She is also a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

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