{"product_id":"select-papyri-volume-i-9780674992948","title":"Select Papyri, Volume I","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of two volumes featuring a selection of Greek papyri relating to private and public business. The collection spans from before 300 BCE to the eighth century CE. Most of these papyri were discovered in rubbish heaps, remains of ancient houses, or tombs in Egypt. They provide valuable insights into the administration, social and economic conditions in Egypt, and the laws of native Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine societies, along with glimpses of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains the following categories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgreements: 71 examples, including marriage, divorce, adoption, apprenticeship, sales, leases, and employment of labourers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReceipts: 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWills: 6.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeed of disownment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePersonal letters from men and women, young and old: 82.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMemoranda: 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInvitations: 5.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrders for payment: 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAgenda: 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccounts and inventories: 12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions of oracles: 3.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChristian prayers: 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA Gnostic charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHoroscopes: 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe three-volume Loeb Classical Library edition of \u003ci\u003eSelect Papyri\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a volume of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598155858156,"sku":"9780674992948","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/497805b89c6620d2332400c3e27477e2.jpg?v=1778026986","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/select-papyri-volume-i-9780674992948","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}