The Undertakers of the Great Oasis (P. Nekr.)
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Graeco-Roman Memoirs, Supplemental
ISBN-10
0856982342
ISBN-13
9780856982347
Publisher
Egypt Exploration Society
Imprint
Egypt Exploration Society
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 22nd, 2017
Print length
148 Pages
Product Classification:
Middle Eastern historyAncient history: to c 500 CEArchaeology
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The volume presents a group of papyri, discovered in the 1890s and partially published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 (P. Grenf. II). They come from the Khargha Oasis and date to the period 237 to 314. Many of them relate to a family of 'nekrotaphoi' - 'undertakers', an activity which also included responsibility for the mummification process.
The volume presents a group of papyri, discovered in the 1890s and partially published by Grenfell and Hunt in 1897 (P. Grenf. II). They come from the Khargha Oasis and date to the period 237 to 314. Many of them relate to a family of ''nekrotaphoi'' - ''undertakers'', an activity which also included responsibility for the mummification process (rather than just grave-digging). The texts contain petitions, letters and private legal instruments (such as loans, mandates, deeds of gift or sales).
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