The Rise of Coptic : Egyptian versus Greek in Late Antiquity
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
The Rostovtzeff Lectures
ISBN-10
0691198349
ISBN-13
9780691198347
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Imprint
Princeton University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 21st, 2020
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
548 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 15.90 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Historical & comparative linguisticsAncient history: to c 500 CE
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Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fournet traces this complex history, showing how the
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