From Alexandria to Babylon : Near Eastern languages and Hellenistic erudition in the Oxyrhynchus glossary (P. Oxy. 1802 + 4812) /
This book provides the first full edition and commentary of the Oxyrhynchus Glossary (POxy 1802 and 4812). This is a unique document both for the history of Greek lexicography and for the study of the cultural and linguistic exchange between the Greeks and the "others" in the Hellenistic n...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Walter de Gruyter,
2009
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| Series: | Sozomena.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Manuscript; 3. Content; 4. Dating and Origin; 5. Near Eastern Glosses and the Problem of their Acquisition; 6. The Oxyrhynchus Glossary and Greek Glossography; 7. Authorship; 8. Edition; 9. Commentary; 10. Conclusions; Backmatter.
