From Alexandria to Babylon : Near Eastern languages and Hellenistic erudition in the Oxyrhynchus glossary (P. Oxy. 1802 + 4812) /

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Main Author: Schironi, Francesca.

Other Authors: Hunt, Arthur S. 1871-1934.

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2009.

Series: Sozomena (Berlin, Germany) ; 4.

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Call Number: PJ3075 .S45 2009

Table of Contents:
  • Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Manuscript 3. Content 3.1. Dialects and Foreign Languages 3.2. References and Quotations 4. Dating and Origin 4.1. The Pergamene Hypothesis 4.2. The Alexandrian Hypothesis 5. Near Eastern Glosses and the Problem of Their Acquisition 5.1. The Languages of the Oxyrhynchus Glossary 5.2. Acquisition and Transcription of the Glosses 6. The Oxyrhynchus Glossary and Greek Glossography 6.1. Glossography and Dialectology in the Hellenistic Period 6.2. Glossography and Dialectology on Papyrus 6.3. The Unique Value of the Oxyrhynchus Glossary 7. Authorship 8. Edition 9. Commentary 10. Conclusions 10.1. Problems in Editing the Oxyrhynchus Glossary 10.2. The Oxyrhynchus Glossary and Greek Glossography Old and New Numeration of the Oxyrhynchus Glossary Fragments Bibliography Abbreviations Secondary Literature Indices 1. Greek Words in the Oxyrhynchus Glossary 2. Non-Greek Words in the Oxyrhynchus Glossary 3. Ancient Titles Quoted in the Oxyrhynchus Glossary 4. Non-English Words Discussed 5. Ancient Sources and Papyri 6. Subjects Index Plates.