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

ISBN-13: 9781107159105 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 190 str.

Thorolf Christensen; Dorothy J. Thompson; Katelijn Vandorpe

Opis

This edition of a Greek papyrus land survey presents a detailed picture of landholding in Upper Egypt under the Ptolemies.

Spis treści

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.