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Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.

Excavations (Archaeology) --- Amheida Site (Egypt) --- Egypt --- Antiquities, Roman. --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Amheida (Egypte : Site archéologique) --- Egypte --- Antiquités romaines --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Amheida (Egypte : Site archéologique) --- Antiquités romaines --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Antiquities

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This volume presents 455 inscribed pottery fragments, or ostraka, found during NYU's excavations at Amheida in the western desert of Egypt. The majority date to the Late Roman period (3rd to 4th century AD), a time of rapid social change in Egypt and the ancient Mediterranean generally. Amheida was a small administrative center, and the full publication of these brief texts illuminates the role of writing in the daily lives of its inhabitants. The subjects covered by the Amheida ostraka include the distribution of food, the administration of wells, the commercial lives of inhabitants, their ed

Ostraka --- Inscriptions, Greek --- Inscriptions, Egyptian --- Written communication --- Greek language --- Egyptian language --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Ostraca --- Inscriptions grecques --- Inscriptions egyptiennes --- Communication ecrite --- Grec (Langue) --- Egyptien (Langue) --- Fouilles (Archeologie) --- Texts. --- Textes --- Trimithis (Extinct city) --- Amheida Site (Egypt) --- Trimithis (Ville ancienne) --- Amheida (Egypte : Site archeologique) --- Social life and customs --- Sources. --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Sources --- Inscriptions égyptiennes --- Communication écrite --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Amheida (Egypte : Site archéologique) --- Demotic inscriptions --- Egyptian inscriptions --- Hieratic inscriptions --- Hieroglyphic inscriptions (Egyptian) --- Inscriptions, Demotic --- Inscriptions, Hieratic --- Inscriptions, Hieroglyphic (Egyptian) --- Classical languages --- Indo-European languages --- Classical philology --- Greek philology --- Written discourse --- Written language --- Communication --- Discourse analysis --- Language and languages --- Visual communication --- Potsherds (Ostraka) --- Paleography --- Pottery --- Writing materials and instruments --- Greek inscriptions --- Archaeological digs --- Archaeological excavations --- Digs (Archaeology) --- Excavation sites (Archaeology) --- Ruins --- Sites, Excavation (Archaeology) --- Archaeology --- Trimethis (Extinct city) --- Egypt --- Antiquities --- Antiquities.