Latin Military Papyri of Dura-Europos (P.Dura 55–145) A New Edition of the Texts, with Introduction and Notes
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Dura-Europos and The Roman Garrison
- 2 Documentary Typologies in The Durene Collection
- 3 Who’s who in the XX Palmyrenorum
- 4 Scripts and Scribes in The Cohort
- 5 The Papyri
- Appendix A The Feriale Duranum
- Appendix B The Greek Papyri in The 20th Cohort of The Palmyrenes
- Bibliography
4 - Scripts and Scribes in The Cohort
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2023
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Dura-Europos and The Roman Garrison
- 2 Documentary Typologies in The Durene Collection
- 3 Who’s who in the XX Palmyrenorum
- 4 Scripts and Scribes in The Cohort
- 5 The Papyri
- Appendix A The Feriale Duranum
- Appendix B The Greek Papyri in The 20th Cohort of The Palmyrenes
- Bibliography
Summary
A palaeographical description of the scripts within the archive, grouped according to their features and purposes, with a focus on the first appearances of shapes of letters which will become common in later stages of Roman documentary writing (the ‘new Roman cursive’).
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- Latin Military Papyri of Dura-Europos (P.Dura 55–145)A New Edition of the Texts, with Introduction and Notes, pp. 162 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023