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Greek or Coptic? Scribal Decisions in Eighth-Century Egypt (Thebes)
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This chapter focuses on the scribes who produced legal documents in the village of Djeme (western Thebes) in the eighth century CE. One specific formulaic component is used as the key case study to examine the degree of variation found between these writers. Scribes can be grouped together based not only on their use of this formula, but in conjunction with their palaeography and orthography. Variation between these features was not arbitrary, but was influenced by the professional networks (‘text communities’) within which they worked. The use of particular formulae was not necessarily a personal one, but reflects the type of training that each person received. In this, the practice of using two scripts for the use of different languages is key, highlighting the importance of extralinguistic elements when considering variation.
Title: Greek or Coptic? Scribal Decisions in Eighth-Century Egypt (Thebes)
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This chapter focuses on the scribes who produced legal documents in the village of Djeme (western Thebes) in the eighth century CE.
One specific formulaic component is used as the key case study to examine the degree of variation found between these writers.
Scribes can be grouped together based not only on their use of this formula, but in conjunction with their palaeography and orthography.
Variation between these features was not arbitrary, but was influenced by the professional networks (‘text communities’) within which they worked.
The use of particular formulae was not necessarily a personal one, but reflects the type of training that each person received.
In this, the practice of using two scripts for the use of different languages is key, highlighting the importance of extralinguistic elements when considering variation.
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