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The rise of coptic : Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity
Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fo...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton
: Princeton University Press
, 2020
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| Series: | The Rostovtzeff lectures
Princeton scholarship online |
| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691198347.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Jean-Luc Fournet |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology |
| Summary: | Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fournet traces this complex history, showing how the rise of Coptic took place amid profound cultural, religious, and political changes in late antiquity |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2020 Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780691201733 |
