Abbreviations and Symbols in Greek Papyri: from the early Ptolemaic era to the end of the Roman period

Abstract

The present PhD dissertation aims to examine the symbols and abbreviations in ancient Greek papyri. Saving time, space, and even energy was the main motivation in the ancient world for the widespread use of abbreviations and symbols in papyri – and not only – when producing written texts of a period, in which all the texts were handwritten. They were used both by those tasked with copying literary papyri and by those whose texts served the practical needs of the daily communication, administration, and accounting (e.g. writers, tax collectors, etc.). Abbreviations and symbols therefore correspond to both literary and documentary papyri, as well as to all known writing materials in the ancient world: papyri, ostraca, wood, parchment, inscriptions, etc. At first glance, rules in the production of abbreviations do not appear to exist and words’ abbreviations seem to be more or less arbitrary. However, looking closer and as the abbreviation or symbol is intended to be read by a different p ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/53277
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http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/53277
ND
53277
Alternative title
Συντομογραφίες και σύμβολα στους αρχαίους ελληνικούς παπύρους: από την πρώιμη Πτολεμαϊκή εποχή έως το τέλος της Ρωμαϊκής περιόδου
Author
Sourlas, Ilias (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2023
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Παπαθωμάς Αμφιλόχιος
Χατζηλάμπρου Ροζαλία
Καναβού Νικολέττα
Κορολή Αικατερίνη
Σαρρή Αντωνία
Κάρλα Γραμματική
Θωμά Μαριάννα
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsLanguages and Literature ➨ Classics
Keywords
Abbreviations; Symbols; Greek documentary papyri; Ptolemaic period; Roman period; Papyrology; Palaeography of Greek papyri; Editing of papyri; Classics
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
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