Ptolemaic Decrees and Administration from the Fayum

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An example of retrieved anuscript; Menches, kômogrammateus. (village scribe) of Kerkeosiris. Source - Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

An example of a retrieved manuscript; Menches, kômogrammateus. (village scribe) of Kerkeosiris. Source – Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

Ptolemaic rulers in Egypt sought both to assure taxes for their own coffers, as well as to administer what were considered benevolent rulings.  We are fortunate to have an extremely large collection of manuscripts, many of which were unearthed in the Fayum, or…

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