2 Scribal Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-104
Keyword(s):  
Scribal Culture

A Family of Lector-Priests at Edfu: Oriental Institute Stela E11455 and the 'Ib Family during the Early Eighteenth Dynasty

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-69
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Bandy
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
New Kingdom ◽  
Intermediate Period ◽  
Eighteenth Dynasty ◽  
Scribal Culture ◽  
Oriental Institute ◽  
Early Twentieth Century

This article presents the study of two stelae from Edfu dating to the early Eighteenth Dynasty that represent members of the same extended family of lector-priests from Edfu (Oriental Institute E11455 and Princeton Y1993-151). The texts of both stelae were published in the early twentieth century; however, neither stela has been comprehensively published. The two stelae present the opportunity to revisit the family’s genealogy and chronological position. The study also considers dating criteria for late Second Intermediate period and early Eighteenth Dynasty stelae and assesses the contemporary positioning and role of lector-priests. Finally, it briefly addresses the influence of documentary scribal culture on monumental inscriptions vis-a?-vis the late Second Intermediate period–early New Kingdom Tell Edfu Ostraca.

Byzantine Monasticism on the Black Mountain West of Antioch in the 10th-11th Centuries

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-451
Author(s):  
Joe Glynias
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Scholarly Activity ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Similar Function ◽  
Scribal Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mountain West ◽  
Arabic Speaking ◽  
Black Mountain

This article sheds light on a hitherto unexplored phenomenon that alters our picture of Byzantine monasticism: the monastic culture of the Black Mountain outside Antioch. From 969-1084, the Black Mountain thrived as a destination for a variety of Chalcedonian monks: Greek-speaking Romans, Arabic-speaking Melkites, Georgians, and Armenians. I illustrate the prosperity of monastic life on the Black Mountain, the scholarly activity flourishing in and between languages, and the networks connecting the mountain to monasteries inside and outside of Byzantium. In this paper, I examine three bodies of source material: manuscripts produced at the Black Mountain, texts produced by its scholars, and the letters of Nikon of the Black Mountain. Colophons in Greek, Arabic, Syriac, and Georgian manuscripts display the active scribal culture of these monasteries. Scholars centered at St. Symeon produced scores of translations from Greek into Arabic and Georgian that illustrate the lasting impact of this multilingual intellectual atmosphere. Nikon’s letters provide the basis for a cultural history of Antiochene monasticism. From these and other sources, I show that the Black Mountain was a major hub in middle Byzantine monastic networks. At the same time when Athos was assuming a primary role in the western Orthodox monastic world, the Black Mountain was performing a similar function in the east.

Mathematics in Literature

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Imhausen
Keyword(s):  
Literary Texts ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Scribal Culture ◽  
And Mathematics

In addition to the accounts, evidence for the significance of mathematics for scribal culture also comes from some literary texts, most notably, the Late Egyptian Miscellanies. The Miscellanies are a group of various texts, including model letters, excerpts of literary compositions, praises of the scribal profession, eulogies, and hymns to a teacher and others. During the Ramesside Period, scribes copied them on a regular basis. Several of these texts refer explicitly to the profession of the scribe, its demands and rewards. The so-called Satire of the Trades, extant in several versions, compares the duties and privileges of a scribe with those of other professions (e.g. that of a farmer, a soldier, and others). This chapter illustrates direct or indirect references to mathematics within these sources. Topics covered include mathematical education, mathematics in the scribe's daily work, and mathematics in Papyrus Anastasi I.

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