A Coptic Scribe in Early Islamic Egypt
by
Jennifer Cromwell
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2017
Recording Village Life presents a close study of over 140 Coptic texts written between 724–756 CE by a single scribe, Aristophanes son of Johannes, of the village Djeme in western Thebes. These texts, which focus primarily on taxation and property concerns, yield a wealth of knowledge about social...