Contents
Aids for the Reader
B. Corrections to Published Texts
Chapter 1. A Scribe in His Time and Place
1.1. Djeme and Western Thebes
1.2. Early Islamic Egypt
1.3. The Use of Coptic in Early Islamic Egypt
1.4. Scribes and Writers
2.1. Assigning Texts to Aristophanes
2.2. Amanuensis and Witness
2.3. Composition of the Dossier
2.4. Establishing Dates
2.5. Between Dossier and Archive
Chapter 3. Putting Pen on Papyrus: Scribal Practices and Processes
3.1. Aristophanes’ Writing Style
3.2. Correcting the Results of Old Age
3.3. What’s in a Signature?
3.4. Many Writers at Hand
3.5. More than the Sum of His Words
Chapter 4. Recording Taxes
4.1. A Communal and Personal Burden
4.2. Recording Individual Tax Payments
4.3. A Team Effort
4.4. Collection and Storage
4.5. No Taxes, No Travel
4.6. The Importance of Scribes
5.1. Domestic Structures
5.2. Isolated Cases
5.3. Aaron Son of Shenoute
5.4. Abessa and Takoum: The Family of Abigaia
5.5. Daniel Son of Pachom
5.6. The Family of Germanos
5.7. Monasteries
5.8. Scribe and Client Relationships
6.1. Aristophanes’ Personal Life
6.2. Aristophanes’ Career
6.3. Aristophanes as Teacher
6.4. Anatomy of an Early Islamic Coptic Scribe
Appendixes
Appendix 1. Catalog of Aristophanes’ Texts
A. Papyri
B. Ostraca
C. Papyri with Aristophanes as Amanuensis or Witness
A. Tax Receipts
B. Safe Conduct Pass
C. Name list
A. Particulars (Arranged by Date)
Bibliography
Papryological Index
General Index